Japan's tourism ministry has shot down the plans for an integrated resort in Nagasaki, over financing concerns. The Casinos Austria-led project, under review by the government since April of 2022, was the only other IR projected after authorities gave approval for the MGM-Orix IR project in Osaka. The move means Osaka will likely be the only IR to operate in the country for the foreseeable future.

A proposal to develop an integrated resort in Nagasaki in southeast Japan was rejected by the country's administration due to financing concerns.

According to Japanese news site FNN, the Nagasaki integrated resort proposal is not expected to be certified by the government, effectively shutting down the possibility for a second casino complex within the country.

Casinos Austria International Japan on Friday released further details of its Nagasaki Integrated Resort to be developed alongside the Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch park. 

An integrated resort in Nagasaki will produce an economic spillover effect of about Y320 billion ($2.9 billion) and create some 30,000 jobs in the...

Oshidori International says it has become “cautious towards foreign investments” after its pulled out of the bidding process for an integrated resort license in Nagasaki prefecture.

Oshidori International, which has partnered with Mohegan Sun, for an IR license in Nagasaki, has pulled out, citing "unreasonable" demands.

The final three operators vying to become Nagasaki Prefecture’s chosen IR partner have now presented their proposals to the prefectural review committee.

An anti-casino citizen’s group delivered its protest signatures to the Nagasaki Prefectural Government this week, but the final selection process for operator consortiums moved forward smoothly.

While IR initiatives in the rest of Japan stumble from crisis to crisis, the Nagasaki Prefectural Government continues to gather regional support and to launch new initiatives preparing the ground for IR development.