Osaka city and prefectural officials plan to open a gambling addiction support centre in 2029, ahead of the planned late-2030 opening of MGM Osaka. The centre is intended to support people with gambling problems and their families, and train medical staff; trial online consultations are planned from April.
The planned centre and consultations will provide support services as Osaka prepares for the casino resort’s scheduled opening.
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An editorial argues that Japan’s planned MGM Osaka resort could challenge South Korea’s foreigner-only casinos, which rely on Japanese customers. It reports that Paradise recorded 2025 group revenue of KRW1.15 trillion and operating profit of KRW156.4 billion, while combined casino sales at Paradise Walkerhill and Busan Casino fell year on year.
A community group representing four areas in Gangwon Province has urged South Korea’s government to remove or raise Kangwon Land’s revenue cap and ease visitation restrictions. The group argued that the limits weaken the casino’s ability to compete ahead of MGM Osaka’s scheduled 2030 opening; South Korean residents may visit Kangwon Land 15 times a month, and those exceeding 60 days a year must complete responsible-gambling education.
Revenue and visitation restrictions at Kangwon Land should be removed to help counter the threat of MGM Osaka's 2030 launch, according to the Joint Committee for the Revitalization of Gohan, Sabuk, Nam-myeon and Sindong. In a statement reported by Yonhap News Agency, the committee urged the government to scrap or substantially raise the casino's total revenue cap.
Ōtō Mayor Joji Nagahara asked Fukuoka prefecture to prepare an integrated resort application ahead of Japan’s 6 May to 5 November 2027 window. He urged the prefectural assembly to decide during its December session, while Governor Seitaro Hattori cited the time needed for planning, developer selection and public consultation.
Japan's tourism ministry has again pressed MGM Osaka to refine its visitor forecasts and turn non-gaming ambitions into a firmer investment plan, according to AGB. The fiscal 2025 assessment, published by the Japan Tourism Agency on 9 October, said the project still meets required standards and that construction has started. The 2030 opening timetable is unchanged.
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has again asked MGM Osaka to refine its visitor forecasts and set out a firmer investment plan for non-gaming activities, according to a fiscal 2025 assessment published by the Japan Tourism Agency on 9 October. The ministry said the project still meets the required standards, detailed designs have been completed and construction has started.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced its Bet on Respect initiative in Massachusetts on 31 August 2026. It will investigate suspected harassment connected to sports wagering, and people found responsible may face involuntary exclusion from sports wagering and casinos under state law and regulation 205 CMR 152. The commission also opened a reporting portal for leagues, players’ associations, college athletics programmes, venues and players.