But first, the city would have to extend its subway system out to the island, an
\noperation that would cost an estimated $600 million, and its currently unclear who will
\npick up this bill.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\nJapan has the potential to be the second-biggest gambling market in the world, after Macau, and there have been calls to create an \u201cOsaka Strip,\u201d mirroring Cotai and Las Vegas. But there are indications that the country\u2019s politicians may take a more conservative approach, adopting strict regulations that would result in a more modest market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Japanese banking giant Nomura said this week that the cities of Osaka and Yokohama were the \u201cprime-candidate\u201d destinations for the country\u2019s planned new casinos. Nomura is particularly interested in the potential of Yokohama, where it is building a passenger ship terminal, complete with shopping mall and hotel in, via a public-private partnership called \u201cYokohama Pier9\u201d. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":60647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Japanese Financial Giant Nomura Eyes Yokohama\u2019s Casino Potential<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n