{"id":70769,"date":"2018-02-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=70769"},"modified":"2018-02-21T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T19:31:33","slug":"japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Lawmakers Propose $19 Casino Entry Fee for Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casino odds are always stacked against the gambler, but what if you find yourself out of pocket before you\u2019ve even touched a card or rolled a dice?<\/p>\n

\"Japan
Is Japan\u2019s plan to charge casino entry fees full of holes? It\u2019s the latest in a slew of proposals that have prospective developers concerned about overregulation in a future casino market. (Image: GanjinPot.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Japanese parliamentary committee tasked with developing a framework of regulation for the country\u2019s future casino market is proposing just this.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, lawmakers presented a motion to charge Japanese nationals and residents just under $19 for admittance to the casino floors.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the latest in a slew of proposals aimed at combatting gambling addiction and protecting consumers that have raised eyebrows among potential operators, although charging people money under the guise of \u201cprotecting them\u201d is a neat trick that has more in common than racketeering than robust gambling regulation.<\/p>\n

Overregulation Will Strangle Market<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Tuesday,\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Japan Times<\/em>, reported that the committee was proposing a progressive tax system<\/a> that could reach 50 percent for the country\u2019s most successful operators.<\/p>\n

Other extreme measures on the table include limiting Japanese nationals and residents to three visits to a casino per week and a maximum of 10 visits within 28 days. Officials would use government-issued My Number identity cards, which have an embedded IC chip, to track citizens\u2019 movements.<\/p>\n

\n

The fear is that zealous overregulation will backfire on the Japanese government and dissuade foreign investment in what has the potential to be one of the biggest casino markets in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The mood among analysts and casinos developers<\/a> is that lawmakers must not lose sight of the reason it chose to legalize integrated resorts in the first place and they should either do it \u201cright\u201d or not at all.<\/p>\n

Bill Expected End of March<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The committee charged with drawing up regulation is composed of members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\u2019s LDP party. Regulations will have to be approved by the ruling collation \u2013 the LDP and the humanist Komeito Party \u2013 before being submitted to parliament as the Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill for debate and, finally, a vote.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hoped that the draft bill will be submitted by the end of March which should give it enough time to be passed before the end of the legislative session.<\/p>\n

Money raised from casino entry fees would be split between central government and the host local government with a portion of the money raised going to fund problem gambling programs, lawmakers said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casino odds are always stacked against the gambler, but what if you find yourself out of pocket before you\u2019ve even touched a card or rolled a dice? The Japanese parliamentary committee tasked with developing a framework of regulation for the country\u2019s future casino market is proposing just this. On Wednesday, lawmakers presented a motion to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":70771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJapan Casino Entry Fees Proposed by Lawmakers as Overregulation Fears Grow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Japan casino entry fees is the latest in a host of proposed regulations that have set alarm bells ringing among operators eager for a slice of a future Japanese casino market.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan Casino Entry Fees Proposed by Lawmakers as Overregulation Fears Grow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Japan casino entry fees is the latest in a host of proposed regulations that have set alarm bells ringing among operators eager for a slice of a future Japanese casino market.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-21T20:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-02-21T19:31:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/\",\"name\":\"Japan Casino Entry Fees Proposed by Lawmakers as Overregulation Fears Grow\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-21T20:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-02-21T19:31:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"Japan casino entry fees is the latest in a host of proposed regulations that have set alarm bells ringing among operators eager for a slice of a future Japanese casino market.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067,\"caption\":\"Is Japan\u2019s plan to charge casino entry fees full of holes. It\u2019s the latest in a slew of proposals that have prospective developers concerned about overregulation in a future casino market. (Image: GanjinPot.com)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Commercial Gaming\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Japan Lawmakers Propose $19 Casino Entry Fee for Nationals\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\",\"name\":\"Casino.org Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Casino.org Staff Writer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/corg-staff-writer\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Japan Casino Entry Fees Proposed by Lawmakers as Overregulation Fears Grow","description":"Japan casino entry fees is the latest in a host of proposed regulations that have set alarm bells ringing among operators eager for a slice of a future Japanese casino market.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Japan Casino Entry Fees Proposed by Lawmakers as Overregulation Fears Grow","og_description":"Japan casino entry fees is the latest in a host of proposed regulations that have set alarm bells ringing among operators eager for a slice of a future Japanese casino market.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2018-02-21T20:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-02-21T19:31:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1067,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Casino.org Staff Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Casino_Org","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Casino.org Staff Writer","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/","name":"Japan Casino Entry Fees Proposed by Lawmakers as Overregulation Fears Grow","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg","datePublished":"2018-02-21T20:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2018-02-21T19:31:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77"},"description":"Japan casino entry fees is the latest in a host of proposed regulations that have set alarm bells ringing among operators eager for a slice of a future Japanese casino market.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/japanese-money.jpg","width":1600,"height":1067,"caption":"Is Japan\u2019s plan to charge casino entry fees full of holes. It\u2019s the latest in a slew of proposals that have prospective developers concerned about overregulation in a future casino market. (Image: GanjinPot.com)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japan-lawmakers-propose-19-casino-entry-fee-for-nationals\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Commercial Gaming","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Japan Lawmakers Propose $19 Casino Entry Fee for Nationals"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77","name":"Casino.org Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Casino.org Staff Writer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/corg-staff-writer\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}