Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN JAN 2021 18 By Andrew W Scott CRUNCH TIME 2021: Japan IR Owningandoperatingan integrated resort inJapan remains the undisputed holy grail of the global gaming industry. But introducing a totally new IR industry to Japan has been a rocky road with more twists than an Agatha Christie novel – and we’re far from done yet. In this first instalment of a two-part article, we take a look at where the IR situation in Japan currently stands in this decades-longultra-marathon. COVER STORY