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Public Gambling In Japan Gets Major Boost With 36% Rise In Boat Racing Japan

06 Apr, 2021 Public Gambling In Japan Gets Major Boost With 36% Rise In Boat Racing

Recently, the Japan Motor Boat Racing Association revealed that they saw a huge increase in sales and users during the year 2020. An annual report showed the sales had peaked at an impressive JPY 2.09 Trillion (USD 19 Billion). This was a 35.7 percent increase from the previous year. Th...

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30 Aug, 2019 Caesars Drops Out of Race to Open a Casino in Japan

Las Vegas based Caesars Entertainment was eager to operate one of Japan’s first casino resorts having all its concepts ready for Hokkaido, Yokohama, Tokyo and Osaka locations. Caesars Entertainment had a dream of owning Japanese Integrated Resort (IR) which has eventually come to an end...

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24 Apr, 2019 Japan to tackle problem gambling before opening casinos

A scheme was introduced in the Pacific country of Japan which details limiting access to casinos and other betting establishments. The scheme also mentions removing cash machines from these locations as part of a plan to root out problem gambling in the country. Japan is about to introd...

Winners announced at 2019 APT Tokyo Japan; ME underway Japan

04 Feb, 2019 Winners announced at 2019 APT Tokyo Japan; ME underway

After Asian Poker Tour’s first series of 2019, APT Vietnam Kickoff last month, it was time for them to take their prestigious brand to the pacific country of Japan, for the first time in its history. The APT Japan Tokyo, scheduled between 1-11 February 2019, has already declared its cha...

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31 Jan, 2019 APT Tokyo Japan to begin tomorrow

One of Asia’s leading poker brand – Asian Poker Tour (APT) – just concluded their first series of 2019, the APT Kickoff Vietnam. Many acclaimed Indian pros left Vietnam with a pay-check in their pockets. India’s Abhinav Iyer won the Main Event for over INR 69 Lakhs. The second sto...

EXCLUSIVE Japan's Iori Yogo reflects on a successful 2018 Japan

07 Jan, 2019 EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Iori Yogo reflects on a successful 2018

It has been over 8 years since Iori Yogo first cashed out in a live poker tournament. Since then however, he has scaled so many heights in the Asian and international poker scene, with countless achievements under his belt. Today, he stands tall as one of the most feared mid-stakes tour...

Asian Poker Tour adds Japan to their 2019 schedule Japan

20 Oct, 2018 Asian Poker Tour adds Japan to their 2019 schedule

Already having a very packed schedule for the 2019 Season of the Asian Poker Tour (APT), the company has decided to go on and add another stop to its calendar. This time, they’ve ventured into the land of the rising sun, Japan, for a tournament series early in 2019. This is the fi...

Japanese gaming mogul arrested on corruption charges Japan

07 Aug, 2018 Japanese gaming mogul arrested on corruption charges

In a recent news development, Japanese billionaire and gaming mogul, Kazuo Okada, has been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption. The 76-year old has a net-worth of nearly $2 billion (as of September 2017) but is known to have been involved in quite a few controversies over the ye...

Belgium complete stunning comeback against Japan Japan

03 Jul, 2018 Belgium Complete Stunning Comeback Against Japan

There have been talks of this being the best-ever FIFA World Cup thus far and every day, that point keeps proving itself. A lot of favourites have been knocked out so far and yesterday, we were expecting Belgium to be shown the door as well. That was, of course, until they made a stunni...

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17 May, 2018 Poker may be allowed in Japan Casinos

According to a report in The Mainichi, Japan may be ready to lift the ban on poker in the ‘Integrated Resorts’ (IR) bill that will be permitting the establishment of casinos in the country. The authorities believe that only those games whose outcomes are dependent on luck or...

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