{"id":18951,"date":"2026-10-02T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18951"},"modified":"2026-10-02T06:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:53:12","slug":"oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir\/","title":{"rendered":"\u014ct\u014d bets $6.7 billion on casino IR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Japan opened a new front in its integrated resort (IR) race on October 1, 2026, as \u014ct\u014d Mayor Joji Nagahara defended before residents a JPY1 trillion (roughly $6.7 billion) project featuring a casino, luxury hotels, restaurants and retail, which he estimates could generate JPY650 billion (about $4.3 billion) annually and attract 13 million visitors.<\/strong> The public presentation took place on <strong>September 30<\/strong> in the town of fewer than 5,000 residents, located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nagahara is positioning the IR as a response to decades of population decline and economic deterioration following the collapse of the local coal-mining industry. A preliminary stage of the project had also estimated the creation of around <strong>7,000 jobs<\/strong>. The mayor said national regulation would mitigate the casino\u2019s social risks and stated that he <strong>would resign if serious gambling-addiction problems emerged<\/strong> in connection with the resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18953\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir2.png 705w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir2-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Seitaro Hattori<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The municipality is already holding exploratory discussions with potential operators, although <strong>no company has been officially identified<\/strong>. Factors under review include access to <strong>Fukuoka and Kitakyushu airports<\/strong> and the ability to connect the resort with tourist destinations in <strong>Oita and Kumamoto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18954\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir3.png 810w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir3-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/oto-bets-6-7-billion-on-casino-ir3-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Norio Kimura<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The immediate obstacle is political and regulatory; \u014ct\u014d cannot directly apply for a national licence. Under Japan\u2019s <strong>IR Development Act<\/strong>, an application must be submitted by a prefecture or designated city together with a private operator. Nagahara aims to secure the support of the <strong>Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly before December 2026<\/strong>. Governor <strong>Seitaro Hattori<\/strong>, in office as of September, has said any proposal must weigh both economic benefits and social impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan will accept new IR applications between <strong>May and November 2027<\/strong>. The law allows a maximum of <strong>three IR areas<\/strong>; only <strong>Osaka-Yumeshima<\/strong> has been approved so far, potentially leaving two slots available. National oversight falls to the <strong>Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)<\/strong> and the <strong>Japan Tourism Agency<\/strong>, whose current Commissioner is <strong>Norio Kimura<\/strong>, in office since August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan opened a new front in its integrated resort (IR) race on October 1, 2026, as \u014ct\u014d Mayor Joji Nagahara defended before residents a JPY1 trillion (roughly $6.7 billion) project featuring a casino, luxury hotels, restaurants and retail, which he estimates could generate JPY650 billion (about $4.3 billion) annually and attract 13 million visitors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18952,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,57,5219,15,4960,2316,5220,254,105],"class_list":["post-18951","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-casinos","tag-fukuoka","tag-gambling","tag-ir","tag-japan","tag-oto","tag-slot-machines","tag-sports-betting","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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