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日本 – 和歌山赌场计划于 2026 年揭幕

Asian junket investor Suncity Group and Canada-based Clairvest, the only two companies that have lodged proposals to develop a casino in Wakayama, located east of Osaka, have been told their IR would need to generate ‘significant economic and employment effects’ and ‘attract customers from within Japan in order to further develop the prefecture.’

It will make a decision on the chosen operator/developer in the spring and will apply for regional certification by April next year, with the aim of unveiling an IR property in 2026.

Wakayama wants to develop a casino on the artificial island of Marina City in Kemi, Wakayama City, with the operating licence lasting for 40 years. The project’s a focus must be on sports and well being, taking advantage of the waterfront location, hot springs, food culture and other local resources Wakayama famous for. It should offer exhibition and conference facilities with at least 100,000 square meters of hotels and a casino making up no more than three per cent of the project’s footprint.

Suncity has said it would spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on an Integrated Resort in its Wakayama, in the Kansai region, on Honshū island’s Kii

太阳城集团首席执行官周焯华表示，其愿景是打造一个“结合和歌山县历史传统、自然景观和文化精髓的独特项目”。

该办公室此前曾表示，来自北美、欧洲和亚洲的 20 多家国际投资者关系运营商表达了对投资者关系论坛的兴趣，该论坛吸引了 Solaire、Lucien Barriere、Mohegan Gaming、Bloomberry Resorts 和 Galaxy Entertainment 等运营集团的兴趣。政府希望其 IR 拥有一家拥有 2,500 间客房的酒店，并设有会议中心和展览厅。 Marina City 距离关西国际机场约 40 分钟车程，距离大阪约 70 分钟车程。它的基础设施已经很发达，有许多酒店和一个基于中世纪欧洲城镇景观的游乐园。