According to a report from Asia Gaming Brief, Keiichi Ishii from the coalition Komeito political party recently declared that the government is currently in the process of establishing a "specific system” to introduce the legislation to the country’s National Diet but that he does not expect that this submission will be "on time”.
The future of Japanese casino market was put in jeopardy in September when Abe surprisingly called a snap general election with The Japan Times reporting public opposition to the idea often running at a ratio of two-to-one.
However, economic concerns alongside fears over a more militant North Korea reportedly saw Abe surprisingly re-elected by a landslide margin on October 22. Asia Gaming Brief reported that Ishii has since been appointed to lead Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Moving forward, it was reported that Japanese officials are currently still in the process of formulating specific rules and guidelines for the planned Western-style casino projects and that these may still be inserted into the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill. The bill could be debated before the end of the current legislative session on December 9 or delayed until the next sitting in early-2018.
Source: GMB / World Casino Directory
