Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAN 2020年1月 亞博匯 36 Nagasaki is looking to develop an IR on a plot of land located within Dutch-inspired theme park Huis Ten Bosch. 長崎正尋求在荷蘭主題公園豪斯登堡內的一塊土地上發展IR。 COVER STORY all information the city holds on integrated resorts be made public including a list of the operators who have registered to participate in the RFC process. Representative Secretary Takashi Okawa said the fact that the names of operators had been redacted in information releases contradicted the Diet’s resolution regarding fairness and transparency in the process. TIER 2: SMALLER CITIES ACTIVELY PURSUING A BID In June the Kyushu Governor’s Association confirmed their intention to focus on Nagasaki as the sole IR bid location on Kyushu, Japan’s westernmost main island. The Governor’s Association encompasses all seven prefectures on the main island of Kyushu. In September, Nagasaki Prefecture announced its Fundamental Plan Proposal for an IR bid, setting the expected capital expenditure between US$3 billion and US$5.1 billion. The proposed Nagasaki site has long been agreed – a 31-hectare plot of land currently owned by Dutch-inspired theme park Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo City. Nagasaki conducted an RFC process from2 October to 22 November 2019. It aims to have its Fundamental Plan finalized by March, an operator selected by the upcoming fall and their IR doors open by 2024. NagaCorp, Casinos Austria, Hong Kong-listed Get Nice Holdings, South Africa’s Peermont Global and a handful of Japanese firms have expressed an interest in Nagasaki. Huis Ten Bosch has confirmed it will not seek to participate as an operator. 3. NAGASAKI (CITY AND PREFECTURE) City population: 430,000 Prefecture population: 1.3 million Kyushu island population: 13 million Known suitors: Casinos Austria, Get Nice Holdings, NagaCorp, Peermont Global Arguably becomes the most likely regional location given Hokkaido’s apparent withdrawal • • • • •