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_2021-03-24
Billionaire James Packer plans to abide by the decision of Crown Resorts' board on whether to accept an A$8 billion ($6.2 billion) bid from Blackstone Group, reinforcing the company's negotiating stance.

_2021-02-03
UK-based Entain Plc has made a non-binding offer to buy the wagering and media division of Australia’s largest gambling company, Tabcorp Holdings.

_2020-02-06
Genting Singapore has received overwhelming approval from its shareholders to spend up to $10 billion for an IR bid in Japan.  The vote was taken

_2019-10-02
Junior Chamber International Fukuoka is making a strong push for Fukuoka city, the most populous municipality on the island of Kyushu, to join the IR

_2019-09-10
The Mie Prefectural Chamber of Commerce and Industry formally requested Mie Governor Eikei Suzuki on Monday to conduct research with an eye toward mak

_2019-09-02
Yokohama Harbor Transport Association Chairman Yukio Fujiki may be the top leader of the opposition to an IR bid at Yamashita Pier, but a chorus of ot

_2019-08-29
Caesars Entertainment built up one of the strongest ground games among the international operators campaigning for an IR license, but instability at t

_2019-08-29
Caesars Entertainment Corp has pulled out of the race for a Japanese casino license and will focus instead on its current plans and commitments, inclu

_2019-07-05
Since January 2017 Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi has insisted that she is a “blank slate” on the issue an making an IR bid, but her actions and th

_2019-06-03
Last week Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui revealed that seven operators have registered for the RFC process to build an IR at Osaka Yumeshima, including wha

_2019-05-06
Sega Sammy Holdings President and COO Haruki Satomi revealed at a briefing on April 26 that his company was budgeting up to JPY3 billion ($27 million)

_2019-04-23
Genting Singapore Chairman Lim Kok Thay revealed at a shareholders meeting last week an outline of his company’s IR strategy in Japan, involving a p