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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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18 May, 2018 WPT Announces Japan and Korea Events

The World Poker Tour (WPT) was acquired by Chinese gaming giant Ourgame International in June 2015, with the intention of tapping the Asian market and as expected, there was a poker boom in Asia. However, the last couple of weeks and months haven’t been too good for the companies,...

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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...

Japan Govt Agrees on 3 Casino Resort Licences Japan

04 Apr, 2018 Japan Govt Agrees on 3 Casino Resort Licences

A key meeting took place on Monday, with regards to the implementation of the casino industry in Japan. The country’s ruling party called the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reached an agreement with its coalition partner Komeito, to issue licenses for three integrated resorts.  Wi...

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07 Aug, 2017 WPT expands presence in Asia with WPT Japan

WPT JapanThe World Poker Tour will be holding the first ever live, televised poker tournament series in Tokyo later this year, even though legal casino gambling in Japan is still several years away. The WPT issued a press release on Wednesday announcing that the inaugural WPT Japan will...

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