Casinos clear major hurdle in Japan as Diet’s Lower House passes integrated resorts law

June 19, 2018 8:39 PM

TOKYO – Japan’s powerful lower chamber of Parliament on Tuesday (June 19) passed a controversial Bill to regulate the setting up of integrated resorts, including casinos. This paves the way for casino moguls to jump into the fray for what is projected to become the world’s second-largest gaming market after Macau.

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