Casino Target: 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\nOsaka\u2019s governor, Ichiro Matsui, says he is confident that the city will have Japan\u2019s first integrated resort up and running by 2023, which would provide extra funding for the 2025 expo — although 2024 may be a more realistic estimate.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, there have been grumblings in the Japanese press this week about the suitability of a casino project funding part of the World Expo, which is supposed to be about cultural exchange and showcasing a nation\u2019s achievements.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s authorization of casinos has been an unpopular decision in Japan, with those opposed to the new casino market consistently outnumbering its supporters by a margin of 2:1 in polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Japanese city of Osaka has won its bid to host the 2025 World Expo, boosting its chances of becoming the venue for one of three integrated resorts that will comprise Japan\u2019s impending new casino market. While some Japanese cities have been lukewarm towards the government\u2019s recent legalization of casino gaming, an integrated resort and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":93346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Osaka Wins Bid to Host World Expo in Major Coup for Casino Ambitions<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n