The Future of Integrated Resorts in Japan
Japan, never one to do anything by halves, announced an ambitions quest in 2016 to increase tourism by a mammoth 67% in the proceeding five years.
Their leading player was to be that of integrated casino resorts to cash in on the huge financial return their neighbors have been receiving over the years. With gambling widely engrained in Japanese culture, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was extremely keen to assist in the legalization of casinos and the monetary rewards that follow.
Fast forward to 2021 and with both the resignation of the Prime Minister and a certain global epidemic taking a huge toll on this project, naturally the goal has been delayed. But just how far the goal posts have been moved and what we can expect from Japan in the future is what we're interested in. Could Japan take China's crowning glory of casino capital of the world?