{"id":96043,"date":"2019-01-13T04:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=96043"},"modified":"2019-01-12T19:59:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T03:59:27","slug":"jim-murren-meets-with-osaka-officials-as-mgm-opens-office-for-ir-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jim-murren-meets-with-osaka-officials-as-mgm-opens-office-for-ir-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Murren Meets with Osaka Officials as MGM Opens Local Office for IR Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"
MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren met with several prominent officials in Osaka on Thursday, a day before the company set up an office in the city.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Murren met specifically with Governor Ichiro Matsui and Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, saying that the city was the best candidate for an integrated resort license.<\/p>\n
This is not the first time Murren has signaled that MGM might be interested in developing a resort in Osaka. Last July, Murren told the Japanese media that the company was only interested in pursuing a license in a major city, with Osaka being its top choice.<\/p>\n