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Japan – Wakayama sets its sights on casino unveiling in 2026
By Phil - 11. januarja 2021
Asian junket investor Suncity Group and Canada-based Clairvest, the only two companies that have lodged proposals to develop a casino in Wakayama, located east of Osaka, have been told their IR would need to generate ‘significant economic and employment effects’ and ‘attract customers from within Japan in order to further develop the prefecture.’
It will make a decision on the chosen operator/developer in the spring and will apply for regional certification by April next year, with the aim of unveiling an IR property in 2026.
Wakayama wants to develop a casino on the artificial island of Marina City in Kemi, Wakayama City, with the operating licence lasting for 40 years. The project’s a focus must be on sports and well being, taking advantage of the waterfront location, hot springs, food culture and other local resources Wakayama famous for. It should offer exhibition and conference facilities with at least 100,000 square meters of hotels and a casino making up no more than three per cent of the project’s footprint.
Suncity has said it would spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on an Integrated Resort in its Wakayama, in the Kansai region, on Honshū island’s Kii
Generalni direktor Suncityja Alvin Chau je dejal, da je bila vizija 'edinstven projekt, ki združuje zgodovinsko tradicijo prefekture Wakayama, naravno krajino in kulturno bistvo.'
Urad je že povedal, da je več kot 20 mednarodnih IR operaterjev iz Severne Amerike, Evrope in Azije izrazilo zanimanje za IR forum, ki je pritegnil zanimanje operativnih skupin, vključno s Solaire, Lucien Barriere, Mohegan Gaming, Bloomberry Resorts in Galaxy Entertainment. Vlada želi, da ima njen IR hotel z 2,500 sobami s kongresnim centrom in razstavno dvorano. Marina City je približno 40 minut vožnje od mednarodnega letališča Kansai in 70 minut vožnje od Osake. Njegova infrastruktura je že dobro razvita s številnimi hoteli in zabaviščnim parkom, ki temelji na podobah srednjeveških evropskih mest.
