Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2020年2月 亞博匯 12 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS JAPAN FORMALLY ESTABLISHES CASINO ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE 日本正式成立賭場管理委員會 THE Japanese government officially established the Casino Administration Committee on 7 January as an external department to the cabinet to manage and supervise the nation’s IR operators. In addition to granting the licenses necessary for casino operation, it will also handle measures for problem gambling and money laundering. The Casino Administration Committee is composed of a Chairman – former Fukuoka High Prosecutor’s Attorney General Michio Katamura – and four other members including former member of Nagoya National Taxation Bureau, Hiroyuki Ujikane, and psychiatrist Michiko Watari. The inaugural meeting was held on 10 January. The Committee will have strong independent powers in the same way as the Fair Trade Commission and the National Public Safety Commission. In addition to granting licenses for casino business, it also has the authority to revoke them. It will perform background checks, investigate the relationship between operators and anti-social forces including organized crime and the criminal records of officers, and police overseas accounts. 日本 政府於1月7日正式成立賭場管理委 員會，作為內閣的一個對外部門，以管理及 監督該國的綜合度假村(IR)營運商。除了就 娛樂場營運發出需要的牌照外，該委員會 亦將負責關於問題賭博及洗黑錢的措施。 賭場管理委員會的主席是前福岡高檢 檢事長北村道夫，另外還有四名成員。 前名古屋國稅局局長氏兼裕之和精神 科醫生渡路子就是成員之一。委員會的首 次會議於1月10日舉行。 該委員會將與公平交易委員會及國家 公共安全委員會一樣，擁有強大獨立權力。 除了向娛樂場業務發出牌照外，委員會亦 有權吊銷牌照，也會進行背景調查，以及調 查營運商與包括犯罪集團在內的反社會勢 力的關係，而且可以調查人員的犯罪紀錄， 以及監察海外戶口。