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Japanese lawmakers to submit bill to legalize casinos
September 23, 2013
Bloomberg – Japan legislators plan to present a bill to legalize casinos as early as this year as companies including Wynn Resorts Ltd. mull billions of dollars in investment in what could be the world’s second-biggest gaming market. Hiroyuki Hosoda, the chairman of a cross-party group of lawmakers promoting casino development in Japan, said yesterday that the group aims to submit a casino bill to the next diet session that is expected to start next month. It aims to pass the bill next year in the following session of parliament, he said. Wynn Resorts yesterday said it will consider investing…