Nagasaki is one of Japan's three prefectures licensed to bid on the central government to advance integrated resort (IR) development.Japan has legalized a commercial casino resort to attract foreign tourists, but Nagasaki officials have admitted that the proposed IR may not be able to fulfill its mission.
Last month, Nagasaki Prefecture selected Casinos Austria from the two integrated resort (IR) proposals proposed by Nagasaki Prefecture.Casinos Austria has proposed the construction of a casino facility adjacent to Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
In July 2018, the country of Japan passed a bill to set the framework for commercial gambling.Congress believed that casinos could spur new economic activity and create the tourism needed in rural areas.
However, Nagasaki provincial officials believe that its potential casino destinations will rely far more on the locals than on foreigners. As GGR Asia first reported, the government said in a statement this week that about 70% of resort users would be Japanese.
Candidate site for Nagasaki
Japan's basic policy on integrated resorts was created with the primary purpose of attracting foreign tourists to Japan.Japan's integrated resort basic policy was formulated with the primary purpose of attracting foreign tourists to Japan.
The Japanese IR bill sets admission fees for Japanese residents to attract foreign tourists.The law limits Japanese residents to enter the casino three times a week and ten times on the 3th.Residents of Japan must pay an admission fee of JPY 28 (US $ 10) each time.
Nagasaki Prefecture predicts that 10 out of 7 IR customers are citizens of the prefecture, which is inconsistent with the central government's motivation to introduce casinos in Japan.However, there are currently only three prefectures running for candidacy, and Japan's IR bill only allows up to three IR licenses.
Nagasaki Prefecture believes that IR will open in 2027 at the earliest.Nagasaki Prefecture is aiming to open in 2027 at the earliest, and we believe that the annual number of visitors after opening is 840 million, of which about 600 million are domestic customers.
Nagasaki IR plan
Hyatt Hotels and Japanese business partners participate in the Nagasaki IR Consortium at Casino Austria.The casino's design drawings include approximately 2,200 square feet of game space with 220 slot machines and 100,000 table games, eight hotels with thousands of rooms, retail stores, meeting spaces and more.
While a consortium of Nagasaki Prefecture and Casinos Austria is working on an IR plan, Oshidori International, one of the IRs that Nagasaki Prefecture has forgotten to propose, continues to be accused of fraudulent activity.
Inside Asian Gaming reported this week that Mandarin duck is asking Nagasaki Prefecture to disclose a number of documents and confidential materials related to IR selection.
"The purpose of the set of requests is to make sure that the entire selection process is fair, professional and ethical," a mandarin duck lawyer told the game media. "Nagasaki Prefecture has notified us that we will disclose related materials in October based on the ordinance. However, we do not know how much information will be disclosed. We carefully consider the disclosure documents. , We will take further steps as necessary. "
Following Nagasaki Picking Casino Austria, Mandarin duck openly questioned the fairness of the prefecture's IR process.
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