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Japan – Wakayama sets its sights on casino unveiling in 2026
By Phil - 11 de gener de 2021
Asian junket investor Suncity Group and Canada-based Clairvest, the only two companies that have lodged proposals to develop a casino in Wakayama, located east of Osaka, have been told their IR would need to generate ‘significant economic and employment effects’ and ‘attract customers from within Japan in order to further develop the prefecture.’
It will make a decision on the chosen operator/developer in the spring and will apply for regional certification by April next year, with the aim of unveiling an IR property in 2026.
Wakayama wants to develop a casino on the artificial island of Marina City in Kemi, Wakayama City, with the operating licence lasting for 40 years. The project’s a focus must be on sports and well being, taking advantage of the waterfront location, hot springs, food culture and other local resources Wakayama famous for. It should offer exhibition and conference facilities with at least 100,000 square meters of hotels and a casino making up no more than three per cent of the project’s footprint.
Suncity has said it would spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on an Integrated Resort in its Wakayama, in the Kansai region, on Honshū island’s Kii
El CEO de Suncity, Alvin Chau, va dir que la visió era un "projecte únic que combina la tradició històrica, el paisatge natural i l'essència cultural de la prefectura de Wakayama".
L'oficina havia dit anteriorment que més de 20 operadors internacionals d'IR d'Amèrica del Nord, Europa i Àsia havien expressat el seu interès amb un fòrum d'IR que va atreure l'interès de grups operatius com Solaire, Lucien Barriere, Mohegan Gaming, Bloomberry Resorts i Galaxy Entertainment. El govern vol que el seu IR tingui un hotel de 2,500 habitacions amb un centre de convencions i sala d'exposicions. Marina City es troba a uns 40 minuts amb cotxe de l'aeroport internacional de Kansai i a 70 minuts amb cotxe d'Osaka. La seva infraestructura ja està ben desenvolupada amb molts hotels i un parc d'atraccions basat en paisatges urbans europeus medievals.
