First casino complex to be built in Osaka after ban was lifted despite fears about gambling addiction
Japan has approved a controversial plan to build the country’s first casino, afterfuelled by fears that an increase in tourist spending could be blighted by a rise in gambling addiction.
Authorities in Osaka hope the project will be completed in 2029 at an initial cost of ¥1.8tn . The city’s bid was approved after “sufficient examination from various perspectives”, the transport minister, Teruo Saito, told reporters on Friday. While supporters pointed to the additional spending that would come from domestic and foreign gamblers, critics warned that casinos would add to Japan’s already serious gambling problem and become a magnet for organised crime.in 2016 paving the way to make the industry legal, with parliament later enacting a law to allow the construction of integrated resorts.
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