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Japan casino plan likely to be delayed again
Parliament may not have time to pass law at current session, which ends on Nov 30
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Oct 20, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN'S plan to legalise casino gambling is likely to be delayed yet again, a senior official said, dealing a new blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a setback to operators anxious for the launch of Asia's next big gambling market.
Las Vegas Sands, Genting Singapore, MGM Resorts and others are waiting in the wings as potential investors in what analysts say is one of the world's biggest untapped markets, worth tens of billions of dollars a year.
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