<p>TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Japan has pushed back by nine months a July 2021 deadline for cities to submit bids to host casinos amid delays in preparation and a downturn in operators’ business conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japan Tourism Agency said on Friday.</p> <p>The government sees the so-called integrated resorts, which include casinos, shopping outlets and hotels, as a significant means of bolstering tourism, tax revenue and 메리트카지노 local economies as the country grapples with the impact of a shrinking population.</p> <p>It has authorised licences for three resorts, and set a new April 28, 우리카지노계열 2022, deadline for bids and development plans from interested cities.
Those that have expressed an interest include Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka – Japan’s three largest cities – as well as smaller cities including Nagasaki and 우리카지노 Wakayama.</p> <p>The government’s plans for the resorts have been hampered in the past by opposition from a public wary of gambling addiction and a bribery scandal that led to the arrest of a high-profile lawmaker.</p> <p>In May, Las Vegas Sands Corp ended its plans for 카지노사이트 a resort in Japan. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Christopher Cushing; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)</p></div>
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