Delayed $9 Billion MGM Casino Venture Breaks Ground in Japan

Work starts on long-delayed $9bn casino in Japan

A quarter-century after gambling resorts were first proposed in Japan, officials have finally broken ground on construction of what could become Asia’s highest-grossing casino.

Delayed $9 Billion MGM Casino Venture Breaks Ground in Japan

A quarter-century after gambling resorts were first proposed in Japan, officials finally broke ground on construction of what could become Asia’s highest-grossing casino.

MGM-Orix consortium breaks ground on Osaka IR project

Senior executives from consortium partners MGM Resorts and Orix Corp, alongside local politicians, broke ground on their US$9 billion Osaka integrated resort project on Thursday – some nine years after Japan passed its IR promotion Act. A groundbreaking ceremony held on the Yumeshima Island site – the same location as the current Osaka Expo – represented the most significant step forward yet for the development which is slated for completion in …