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Japan – Wakayama sets its sights on casino unveiling in 2026

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

Suncity izpilddirektors Alvins Čau sacīja, ka vīzija ir par "unikālu projektu, kas apvieno Vakajamas prefektūras vēsturiskās tradīcijas, dabas ainavu un kultūras būtību".

Birojs jau iepriekš bija paziņojis, ka vairāk nekā 20 starptautiskie IR operatori no Ziemeļamerikas, Eiropas un Āzijas ir izteikuši savu interesi ar IR forumu, kas piesaistīja operatoru grupu, tostarp Solaire, Lucien Barriere, Mohegan Gaming, Bloomberry Resorts un Galaxy Entertainment, interesi. Valdība vēlas, lai tās IR būtu 2,500 istabu viesnīca ar sanāksmju centru un izstāžu zāli. Marina City atrodas aptuveni 40 minūšu brauciena attālumā no Kansai starptautiskās lidostas un 70 minūšu brauciena attālumā no Osakas. Tās infrastruktūra jau ir labi attīstīta ar daudzām viesnīcām un atrakciju parku, kura pamatā ir viduslaiku Eiropas pilsētvides ainavas.