Japan’s pachinko halls continue to close at rapid rate in March

Pachinko parlors to push through tougher Japan smoking laws but headwinds persist: Govertsen

The number of pachinko halls affiliated with the Japan Amusement Business Cooperation (Zennichi Yuren), a national organization of pachinko halls, ...

10 years ago: A yen for change

by Ben Blaschke

02/04/2021

In this new regular feature in IAG to celebrate 16 years covering the Asian gaming and leisure industry, we look ...

Sega Sammy set to “activate” Japan IR bid by March

Sega Sammy falls to US$60 million loss in December quarter

by Shintaro Kamimura

15/02/2021

Sega Sammy Holdings announced its Q3 results for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2021 on Friday, falling to a ...

VIP drives 38.2% year-on-year GGR growth at Okada Manila in February

Pachinko growth not enough as Philippines IR Okada Manila drags down Universal Entertainment Corp in 2020

by Ben Blaschke

14/02/2021

Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp has reported a consolidated loss attributable to owners of the parent of JPY19.22 billion (US$183 million) ...

2021: Japan IR – Crunch time part 2

by Andrew W Scott

09/02/2021

In Part 1, the cover story of the IAG January issue, we examined the current state of play of integrated ...

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