Tags: Yokohama
Japan – Genting och Melco uttrycker besvikelse över Yokohama u-sväng
Melco Resorts och Genting Singapore, som tävlade om en licens att bygga ett Integrated Resort-kasino i den japanska staden Yokohama har sagt att de har blivit besvikna över den nya borgmästarens beslut att dra ur kontakten med regionens bud på ett kasino. Melco Resorts har sagt att medan det nu stänger...
Japan – Yokohama drar sig ur Japans kasinorace
Yokohamas nya borgmästare Takeharu Yamanaka har dragit ur kontakten för stadens försök att bli en av tre japanska städer som är värd för ett Integrated Resort-kasino i ett förödande slag mot Genting Singapore och dess partner Sega Sammy. Genting Singapore hade redan bekräftat att de skulle samarbeta med fem välrenommerade japanska företag inklusive Sega Sammy Holdings,...
Japan – Genting Singapore utnämner Sega Sammy som en av fem partners för Yokohama
Genting Singapore has confirmed it will partner with five reputable Japanese corporates including Sega Sammy Holdings, Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. (ALSOK), Kajima Corporation, Takenaka Corporation and Obayashi Corporation as it looks to land a casino licence in Yokohama City. Sega Sammy has of course already got integrated resort experience through its 45 per cent…
Japan – Genting Singapore och Melco tar sig vidare till Yokohama-finalen
Genting Singapore och Melco Resorts & Entertainment har tagit sig vidare till den sista omgången av kvalificeringsprocessen för Yokohamas Request for Proposal (RFP) för att bygga ett Integrated Resort-kasino vid Yamashita Pier. Med Galaxy, SBM, Wynn och Las Vegas Sands som alla drog sig ur loppet under det senaste året, innebar det...
Japan – Yokohama casino skulle ta 60 procent av Japans BGR
An analyst at Maybank Research believes a Yokohama casino would clear up in Japan, generating US$7bn in GGR and taking a 60 per cent share of the Japanese casino market, highlighting its strength in the locals market as a key factor Analyst Samuel Yin Shao Yang believes locals will account for 80 per cent of…
Japan – Galaxy and SBM pull out of race for Yokohama’s preffered casino partner
Galaxy Entertainment and Société des Bains de Mer have pulled out of the race to be Yokohama’s preferred casino partner for one of Japan’s three initial casino licences, although Galaxy has said it remains interested in other opportunities in Japan. Their withdrawal leaves three remaining candidates; Melco Resorts and Entertainment, Genting Singapore and Sega Sammy…
Japan – Anti-casino group files lawsuit against Yokohama Mayor over casino proposal
The Kanagawa Citizen Ombudsman has filed a lawsuit against Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi, claiming that the policy of trying to develop an Integrated Resort casino at the Yamashita Pier site goes against the legal duty of local governments to support public welfare. “Without effective regulations to prevent gambling addiction, the local government nevertheless promotes the…
Japan – Yokohama delays IR Implementation Policy for two months
Due to the focus on preventing the spread of COVID-19, the Japanese city of Yokohama city is delaying its Implementation Policy for two months to August 2020. The policy will outline the size of the IR, its concept and its security measures. Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi said: “As a city, I would like to make…
Japan – Sega Sammy avslöjar första konceptdesigner för Yokohama waterfront casino
Japan-based Sega Sammy Holdings has released an artistic impression of the integrated resort it wants to build on the Yokohama waterfront along with two new local partners. The group has already announced a Strategic Business Alliance with UK architecture Foster + Partners. Adding to this deal Sega Sammy has now announced two more partnerships, one…
