looking to invade Japan’s<\/a> forthcoming liberalized gaming industry.<\/p>\nGalaxy partnered last year with casino hotel company Societe des Bains de Mer (SBM) to jointly bid Japan’s government for one of the coveted operating permits. Based in Monaco, SBM owns the famed Monte Carlo Casino.<\/p>\n
In addition to Galaxy, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, Hard Rock, Wynn Resorts, Melco Resorts, and Caesars Entertainment are all focused on Japan and readying proposals that could include capital investments as much as $10 billion.<\/p>\n
With Japanese citizens still largely against the commercial casinos, lawmakers are most concerned with making sure instances of problem gambling do not rise. As such, the National Diet’s first integrated casino resort bill said only casino operators with “high morals, a sense of responsibility, and a clean nature” should qualify for inclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\nThat of course presumably lengthens the odds of Wynn Resorts winning a license, as its founder remains engulfed in a sexual harassment scandal that’s garnering worldwide attention.<\/p>\n
But Galaxy’s alleged treatment of older workers could hurt the company’s reputation, as few cultures respect the elderly more than in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Macau labor union says Galaxy Entertainment, one of six licensed casino operators in the enclave, is forcing certain older workers into retirement when they reach the age of 60. Late last week, the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association submitted a petition with the Special Administrative Region’s Labor Affairs Bureau that claims Galaxy has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":72130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,60,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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