For MGM, the potential licensing of the Osaka casino is proof that perseverance pays off. The concept of integrated resorts in Japan was authorized more than four years ago by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Since that time, progress on the problem has been extremely slow.
Analysts concurred with major international gaming businesses that Japan was the Asia-Pacific region's next big gaming market. But by 2020, Las Vegas Sands had grown impatient with how slowly Japanese casinos were being developed.
Analysts concurred with major international gaming businesses that Japan was the Asia-Pacific region's next big gaming market. But by 2020, Las Vegas Sands had grown impatient with how slowly Japanese casinos were being developed.