Government Grants New Anti-Gambling Addiction Law in Japan

Government Grants New Anti-Gambling Addiction Law in Japan
May 29, 2018

The Japanese Diet has taken the rise in problem gambling extremely seriously, this past weekend a new law was swiftly approved in the first chamber of the Japanese Diet. The timing of the new act, which will aid individuals who have been identified as having negative gambling tendencies, has come into the limelight at just the right time. The Liberal Democratic Party or LDP has positioned the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill as a number one priority on the to-do list for the next government session. Putting Differences Aside It was recently reported that the three major parties within Japan,… Read More

China’s Middle Class Will Shape Asia’s Casino Industry

China’s Middle Class Will Shape Asia’s Casino Industry
May 8, 2018

China applies a heavy hand to their gambling industry, including limiting what is available and where. In a recent study, it was stated China’s middle class would start to shape the casino industry in Asia. It is an industry that was once full of VIP players and is now changing. Last month the news about leaving behind VIPs showed the swing toward middle-class gamblers. Tourism statistics are also being studied to determine if what is being seen in China and Asia is what is truly happening. According to outbound trips from China, there has been exponential growth. The scale of… Read More

Costa Rica Getting a $400 Million Casino

Costa Rica
May 1, 2018

Costa Rica wants their City of Dreams or at least it seems that way with the casino proposal—Casino City Caribe. The project will spend $400 million to create the integrated casino on the Caribbean coast. It will be built in Moin, with construction beginning in early 2019. Several phases are designed for the project, all of which will take until 2027 to be fully complete. The casino operator thoroughly vetted the Costa Rican gambling rules to ensure they could get a winning proposal. With the success of gambling around the world, it seems time for casino profit to change from… Read More

Sweden Will Be Declaring That Loot Boxes Are Gambling Soon

Sweden Loot Boxes
February 10, 2018

The loot boxes that are so common within video games and online gaming can become illegal as soon as January 2019. Recently the Swedish radio station P3 News announced that the Swedish Government is one of a long list of countries to come out and state that they think that the RNG loot boxes are forms of gambling. Why, the RNG loot boxes require children to make use of proper money – normally their parent’s hard earned money and therefore is a form of gambling that is being exposed to children. What the Swedish Government Has to Say The Minister… Read More