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Japan set to legalise casinos in parliament vote

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Published Wed, Dec 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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JAPAN'S parliament is set to legalise casinos on Wednesday, ending years of political wrangling and opening the way for billions of dollars of potential investment.

A revised casino bill is expected to pass in parliament's upper house in a session that was scheduled to start at 11:30am Japan time. It then must be approved by a lower plenary session.

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