Economics
Japan’s LDP Lawmakers Submit Parliament Bill to Legalize Casinos
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Japanese lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted a bill to legalize casinos to parliament, bringing the nation closer to opening up what is estimated to be the world’s second-largest gaming market.
The bill was jointly submitted with the Japan Restoration Party and other groups, Hiroyuki Hosoda, the chairman of a cross-party group of pro-casino lawmakers, said yesterday. LDP’s junior coalition partner New Komeito has approved the submission, LDP’s policy chief Sanae Takaichi said.