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Ōtō mayor urges Fukuoka to prepare casino resort bid for 2027 window

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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.

A prefectural decision will determine whether Fukuoka begins preparations for a potential casino resort application.

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Japan presses MGM Osaka to sharpen forecasts and non-gaming plan

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.

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