Japan Considers $19 Casino Entry Fee For LocalsGovernment Also Mulling Over 'Integrated Resort' Locations |
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The gears are slowly turning for Japan to finally have Las Vegas-style casino gambling.
According to a report from Kyodo News, the Japanese government is currently mulling over an idea to charge locals 2,000 yen ($19) for entry into the upcoming casinos, which are being called “integrated resorts.” Under the plan, foreigners would get in free and the casinos would be barred from discounting the fee for locals.
The money generated by the fee reportedly would be used, in part, for gambling addiction prevention. The idea was floated at a hearing Wednesday. Though Japan technically legalized the casinos in late 2016, lawmakers still have to craft and pass a law to oversee the industry.
Additionally, the government is trying to narrow down the locations that could be home to a future casino. The legislation is expected to be “formalized” in March, the report said.
There was talk last year of possibly banning poker rooms at the integrated resorts.
Experts say that the Japanese casino gambling market could be worth $40 billion a year, which would be about the same size of the U.S. commercial casino industry.
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