Curbing Gambling Ills Key to Abe’s Japan Casinos Push
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid to legalize casinos may depend on convincing coalition lawmakers the ills of gambling can be curbed.
Members of Komeito, Abe’s Buddhist-backed junior coalition partner, will continue to discuss their stance on a bill to permit casinos to operate in the country, Kiyohiko Toyama, a lawmaker from the party, told reporters today. A separate cross-party group of pro-casino lawmakers seek initial approval of two or three sites, and conditions such as entry fees for Japanese nationals, according to a statement.