Social safeguards
by Brendan D. Bussmann
As Singapore continues to serve as the model for IR development, it has also become one of the current models to address the promotion of responsible gaming measure and casino exclusion polices for its two integrated resorts.
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Out in the open
by Shintaro Kamimura
On Christmas Day, Japan’s IR industry was struck a heavy blow when the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Tsukasa Akimoto, on suspicion of bribery in relation to integrated resorts. This was the first arrest of an incumbent diet member in 10 years.
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Wanna Bet? Not Online In Michigan Until Next Year
by Jill R. Dorson
In a bit of news that will be unwelcome for sports bettors looking to access legal sportsbooks for March Madness and the rest of the 2020 sports calendar, the Michigan Gaming Control Board on Wednesday announced that mobile sportsbooks likely won’t be up and running until 2021, according to the Associated Press.
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Japan delays naming of sites for 3 future resort-casinos
by Bailey Schulz
Japanese officials have delayed naming the sites for three future resort-casinos.
Japan plans to issue three licenses that would allow selected operators to build integrated resort-casinos in those to-be-determined locations, but the country’s ruling party is pausing the process following accusations that a Chinese gambling company bribed Japanese officials to obtain one of those spots, according to the Japan Times and other local media.
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Veto Override Attempt Coming in Maine
by Jill R. Dorson
In the three days since Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed a sports betting bill, Mainers have voiced their discontent in a big way, through an editorial in the Bangor News and with a host of heated and angry comments on Twitter.
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Wakayama steps up, Nagasaki shifts into high gear, and Hokkaido throws in the towel
Wakayama prefecture has purchased the land for a prospective casino resort in a $70.8m deal, while Nagasaki prefecture received four confirmed applicants for its request-for-concept process and Hokkaido has dropped out of the race for one of Japan’s first three integrated resort licenses.
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Former Nevada regulator head Becky Harris joins GMA
Former chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Becky Harris, is joining gaming consultancy Global Market Advisors, LLC (GMA) as its regulatory, policy, and legal consultant, announced GMA in a Friday written statement.
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Maine Governor Vetoes Sports Betting Legislation
by Jill R. Dorson
Maine was set to become the first state to legalize sports betting in 2020. However, Governor Janet Mills decided to veto the legislation Friday in what many consider a disappointing, and somewhat surprising development.
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Could Corruption Scandal Derail Japan IRs?
by Marjorie Preston
Japanese lawmakers who oppose integrated resorts (IRs) are using the country’s widening casino corruption scandal to try to overturn the IR Promotion Act that legalized casino gaming.
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Former Nevada regulator Becky Harris to join Global Market Advisors
by Howard Stutz
Becky Harris, the first woman to chair the Nevada Gaming Control Board, will join Las Vegas-based Global Market Advisors in the gaming, entertainment, sports, integrated resort and hospitality industries the company said Friday.
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