About Casinos in Osaka
2025-01-09
Osaka City is currently planning to build Japan's first casino and integrated resort. The candidate site is the Yumeshima area, a man-made island reclaimed from Osaka Bay, and on April 14, 2023, "a plan for the development of a specific tourist complex area in the Osaka-Yumeshima area "was approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City are aiming to realize a world-class growth-type IR that will serve as an engine for sustainable economic growth in the Kansai region, and to further grow the Osaka economy by making the tourism industry the backbone of the region. However, since casinos and integrated resorts do not yet exist in Japan, it seems difficult to create a concrete image. In this article, we will try to imagine a newly built facility using casinos and integrated resorts around the world as examples.
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Passage of IR Promotion Law
In December 2016, a law was passed that will have a major impact on Japan's tourism industry: the IR Promotion Law allows for the construction of casinos, which were previously prohibited in Japan, It means a complex facility equipped with theaters, movie theaters, swimming pools, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, conference halls, exhibition halls, and event venues, in addition to casinos.
Macau's casinos are the most profitable in the world
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Casinos originated in Europe: "Casino di Venezia "opened in Italy in 1638 and is said to be the oldest casino in the world. Later, they spread to other countries around the world, and huge casino towns sprang up in Las Becas and Macau. Macau, now a special administrative region of China, has had casinos built since the Portuguese colonial period, and opened its market to foreign capital in 2001, resulting in its rapid growth as a casino city. 2006 saw it overtake Las Vegas as the most profitable in the world. In 2006, it surpassed Las Vegas as the most profitable casino city in the world. Each facility is lit up at night with brightly colored neon lights, creating a sleepless night.
Singapore's "Marina Bay Sands Casino, the world's largest "
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Numerous casinos are operating not only in Macau, but also in other Asian countries such as South Korea, the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Singapore. In Singapore, "Marina Bay Sands "opened in February 2011. It is extremely unique in that it consists of three 57-story skyscrapers, the highest of which is approximately 200 meters high, connected at the rooftop. The rooftop's 1-hectare hanging garden "Sands Park "is one of the best places to visit as an observation deck offering a 360-degree panoramic view of Singapore. The park's rooftop pool has gained a great reputation as the highest pool in the world, and the three towers house a 2,561-room hotel, a 120,000-square-meter convention center, a 74,000-square-meter shopping mall, museums, theaters, and glass pavilions. The three towers will house a 2,561-room hotel, a 120,000-square-meter convention center, a 74,000-square-meter shopping mall, museums, theaters, and a glass pavilion. In addition, more than 15,000 square meters of gaming space will be available on the fourth floor, directly connected to the Bayfront MRT subway station "Marina Bay Sands Casino "entrance. With approximately 600 table games and 1,600 slot machines, the casino is the largest single casino in the world.
Integrated resort planned for construction on Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay
As the world's distinctive integrated resorts are attracting numerous tourists, Osaka is also moving forward with plans to build a new facility. "Plan for the Development of a Specific Tourism Complex Area in the Yumeshima District, Osaka "on April 14, 2023, was approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accelerating the planning process. The planned construction site is Yumeshima, an artificial island of approximately 3.9 million square meters reclaimed from Osaka Bay. In addition to a 65,000-square-meter casino facility, an international conference center with a capacity of over 6,000 people, an exhibition hall, a theater, and a luxury hotel are to be constructed in the northern central part of the island.
The IR is likely to be managed by "Osaka IR Corporation ", which is comprised of MGM Resorts of the U.S., ORIX Corporation, and other companies. About 20 companies, including Panasonic Holdings, Daikin Industries, and other major companies in the Kansai region, are among the investors.
The facility is scheduled to open at the end of 2029. After the facility opens, it is expected to attract approximately 20 million visitors per year, and the surrounding Kansai area is expected to see an economic impact of 1.14 trillion yen per year. As a countermeasure against gambling addiction, there will likely be a limit of three times a week for Japanese visitors, with an additional limit of 10 times in a 28-day period. Admission is free for foreigners, but a ¥6,000 admission fee is expected to be required for Japanese.
Casinos in Osaka to be imagined in reference to Macau's "Grand Lisboa "
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The new integrated resort to be built in Osaka is currently under planning and no specific details have been disclosed. Furthermore, there is no integrated resort in Japan yet. This makes it difficult to know what kind of facilities will be built, but it may be fun to imagine what they will be like.
In this article, we decided to imagine it in reference to "Grand Lisboa ", one of the largest Grand Lisboa, which is located in the Daido District in the center of Macau. 52 stories tall and approximately 258 meters high, this massive building is one integrated resort. In addition to a sprawling casino spanning four floors, the building features a 430-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, a fitness center, seven restaurants, and a coffee shop/café.
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An integrated resort with many different types of facilities attracts visitors with a variety of purposes. The entrance should be designed to create a pleasant impression for all visitors. It should also allow for a fluid flow of visitors with different modes of transportation to enter the facility.
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The entrance hall where you step into the facility from the front door will surely be a gorgeous and liberating space overflowing with a sense of freedom.
It may be difficult to create a concrete image of casinos, since they are not yet in Japan. However, there is no doubt that they will be the most attractive facilities among integrated resorts. On the other hand, in casinos, games are played for money or goods. It will not be possible to leave the site of the games open. There must be an entrance to set it apart from other facilities. Once inside the gate, the casino space will be full of fascination.
casino game
Casinos offer a wide variety of games. Casino games can be broadly classified into three types: table games, game machines, and random games. Here are some casino games that will definitely be introduced to casinos in Osaka.
Roulette, sometimes called "Queen of the Casinos ", is a table game that originated in France in the 19th century and seems to have taken its name from a French word meaning "small wheel ". A small ball is thrown into a rotating disk, and the player guesses the number of the pocket in which the ball is placed. The most attractive point of this game is that even beginners can play it easily due to its simple rules. While relying only on intuition, dramatic play can be enjoyed.
Baccarat is a table game that utilizes playing cards; the game was enjoyed by European aristocrats in the 15th century and was brought to casinos. It is sometimes referred to by casino fans as "the king of casinos ". Games are won and lost quickly, and it is not uncommon for huge bets to be made in a short period of time. The game is won or lost by the banker, who acts as the operator, and the player, who acts as the customer. The casino dealer who makes the bet determines who wins, the banker or the player. The dealer who plays the game usually decides who wins, the banker or the player. The last digit of the total number of cards drawn is usually closer to 9.
Blackjack is a type of table game using playing cards. Players play one-on-one against the dealer, who is the torso. If there is more than one player, the dealer will play with more than one player at the same time. After each player receives the first two cards, the player wins if he or she can bring the total number of cards in his or her hand closer to 21, but not exceeding 21, and if the total number of cards in his or her hand exceeds the total number of cards in the dealer's hand.
Poker is another type of table game that uses playing cards. What sets poker apart from other casino games is that players do not play against the torso dealer, but rather against each other at the table. The basic game consists of seven cards: two cards distributed to each player and five community cards, which are combined to form a five-card hand, and the player with the strongest card in the hand wins.
Slot machines are a staple of casino gaming machines. The game is played by inserting coins or substitute currency tokens into a slot, pulling a lever, and matching the pattern displayed on the front of the machine. The most familiar casino game machines can be found in game arcades and pachinko parlors around town. Video poker, which displays poker played at a table with playing cards in one's hand, is also found in many establishments.
Kino, a random game, also seems to be gaining popularity in casinos around the world. In this game, players pre-select any number between 1 and 20 from a list of numbers from 1 to 80, and the game is then played to determine how many of the player's numbers are among the 20 winning numbers determined by the game's organizer.
summary
The casino games introduced here are installed in casinos everywhere in the world, and we are sure that they will be featured in the casino that is planned to be built in Osaka. There are numerous other unique games as well. And even the same game can be made fun many times over by changing the rules just a little. One cannot help but hope that the newest casino to be built in Osaka will offer a variety that will be unparalleled in the world.
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