The government’s plan, the details of which were learned this week, is aimed at preventing gaming addiction in the wake of the establishment of integrated resorts, which comprise casinos and other facilities. The government is also considering banning casino advertisements in areas outside of integrated-resort zones.
The plan highlights the need to create an integrated system to monitor the number times each person enters a casino and judge whether to permit entry. To verify a Japanese person’s identity, the plan proposes utilizing My Number identification cards embedded with IC chips, because the cards carry information such as names and facial photographs that help prevent identity theft.
The plan also stipulates introducing a system in which a casino control commission, an external bureau of the Cabinet Office, will manage the number of casino entries by each person and respond to inquiries from private companies operating such facilities. To verify foreign tourists’ identities, passports and other documents will be used.
The government will introduce both weekly and monthly caps on casino entries, with the maximum number of entries to be decided later. Casino operators will be required to restrict the entry of self-declared gambling addicts or those whose families declare them to be addicted, while people aged under 20 and members of organized crime groups will be prohibited from entering casinos.
Source: GMB / The Japan News
