Shukan Bunshun, one of Japan’s weekly magazines that focuses on scoops and scandals, suggests in a recent article that Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai may intend to personally profit from a land acquisition near the proposed site for the Wakayama IR.
二階俊博幹事長の後援企業が“和歌山カジノ”隣接地3000坪を買っていた (Bunshun Online)
Mikio Shimoji, forced to leave the Japan Innovation Party (Osaka Ishin) after admitting to receiving a bribe from then-IR hopeful 500 Dot Com, has been attempting, so far unsuccessfully, to join the ruling LDP, which has not punished any of its lawmakers for taking the bribes.
自民、下地幹郎氏復党に「断固反対」 沖縄1区支部が県連に要請書 (Okinawa Times)
Mikio Shimoji is a Japanese politician, first elected in 1996 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
A labor union representing workers at Shinhwa World in Jeju is demanding that the company enforce protections vis-a-vis cigarette smoking, pointing out that even in Macau smoking is now prohibited in casinos.
“24시간 담배 연기 노출…제주신화월드 노동 조건 개선하라” (Headline Jeju)
Auckland Council has voted to keep its “sinking lid” policy for pokie machines in the region. Deputy Chair Josephine Bartley said it was the only option the council had to prevent new pokie machine venues from opening.
Council votes to continue sinking lid for pokie machines (Stuff)
Acting Executive Director Andrew Yeom of the Commonwealth Casino Commission has filed another complaint against Imperial Pacific International, this time over the firm’s failure to pay the US$3.1 million annual regulatory fee that was due on October 1.
Another CCC complaint vs IPI (Saipan Tribune)
The Taiwan Supreme Court upheld guilty verdicts for three Kaohsiung police officers convicted of receiving more than US$300,000 in bribes from operators of electronic gaming and gambling businesses.
Supreme Court upholds guilty verdict for police (Taipei Times)
Suncity has now increased its stake in Summit Ascent from approximately 24.7 percent before the recent rights issue to approximately 69.7 percent, taking a controlling stake in the operator of Tigre de Cristal in the Russian Far East.
Suncity Now Holds 69.66% of Summit Ascent After Rights Issue (press release)
PAGCOR said it can issue appropriate regulations to license and legitimize cockfights streamed online as part of efforts to obtain much-needed funds for the government.
Regulations allowing ‘e-sabong’ to protect bettors, help gov’t collect proper taxes: PAGCOR (ABS-CBN)
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