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Japonia – Consiliul de promovare Wakayama IR îi spune prefecturii să accelereze anunțul cazinoului
By Phil - 8 mai 2021
With the race for a casino licence only involving two competitors, the Wakayama IR Promotion Council wants the Wakayama government to announce its preferred partner as soon as possible.
The competing developers Asian junket investor Suncity Group and Canada-based Clairvest have seen the selection date delayed several times already with spring this tear the current target.
Katsuaki Shirako, secretary-general of the IR Promotion Council, stated: “When considering the era after the coronavirus, Wakayama will have a very difficult economic environment if the IR does not come.”
When pushed on a date, the prefecture’s IR Promotion Office said: “We can only answer that a decision will be made in Spring based on the examination of the selection committee. Nagasaki has just entered its second round of examinations and Yokohama is still only in the RFP stage.”
The plan is to develop a casino on an artificial island called Marina City in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama, located east of Osaka. It must offer MICE facilities covering 50,000 square meters and a casino covering no more than three per cent of the entire area.
Suncity has said it would spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on an Integrated Resort in Wakayama, in the Kansai region, on Honshū island’s Kii Peninsula. Suncity CEO Alvin Chau said the vision was for a ‘unique project combining Wakayama Prefecture’s historical tradition, natural landscape and cultural essence.’
Biroul a declarat anterior că peste 20 de operatori internaționali IR din America de Nord, Europa și Asia și-au exprimat interesul față de un forum IR care a atras interesul unor grupuri de operare precum Solaire, Lucien Barriere, Mohegan Gaming, Bloomberry Resorts și Galaxy Entertainment. Guvernul dorește ca IR să aibă un hotel de 2,500 de camere cu un centru de convenții și sală de expoziții. Marina City se află la aproximativ 40 de minute cu mașina de Aeroportul Internațional Kansai și la 70 de minute cu mașina de Osaka. Infrastructura sa este deja bine dezvoltată, cu multe hoteluri și un parc de distracții bazat pe peisaje urbane medievale europene.
