Noticias del operador
Japón – Wakayama pone la mira en la inauguración del casino en 2026
By Phil - 11 de enero de 2021
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
El director ejecutivo de Suncity, Alvin Chau, dijo que la visión era la de un "proyecto único que combine la tradición histórica, el paisaje natural y la esencia cultural de la prefectura de Wakayama".
La Oficina había dicho anteriormente que más de 20 operadores internacionales de IR de América del Norte, Europa y Asia habían expresado su interés en un foro de IR que atrajo el interés de grupos operativos como Solaire, Lucien Barriere, Mohegan Gaming, Bloomberry Resorts y Galaxy Entertainment. El gobierno quiere que su IR tenga un hotel de 2,500 habitaciones con un centro de convenciones y una sala de exposiciones. Marina City está a unos 40 minutos en coche del aeropuerto internacional de Kansai y a 70 minutos en coche de Osaka. Su infraestructura ya está bien desarrollada con muchos hoteles y un parque de atracciones basado en paisajes urbanos medievales europeos.
