🇯🇵 Japan
日本 ・ Regulator: カジノ管理委員会
Land-based casino
Legislation in progress
Sports betting
Partially legal / restricted
Online casino
Illegal / prohibited
Last editorial verification: 23 August 2026.
Change history
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17 October 2026 ・ Land-based casino
住民投票、国の認定、解除権の失効 大阪IRの年表に残る3つの分かれ道
Source report (Japanese) -
1 June 2025 ・ Online casino
オンラインカジノ対策を盛り込んだ改正法が成立。誘導サイト・アフィリエイトの取り締まりを強化し、利用者の違法性を明確化。
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14 April 2023 ・ Land-based casino
政府が大阪のIR区域整備計画を全国で初めて認定。夢洲での2030年開業を想定。
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20 July 2018 ・ Land-based casino ・ Illegal → Pending
IR整備法(特定複合観光施設区域整備法)が成立。国内最大3カ所のカジノ併設型IRが法制度上可能に。
Change notes are kept in Japanese as recorded; the English brief of each underlying document appears in the feed.
Latest from Japan's primary sources
- Osaka City IR Promotion Bureau releases FY2025 financial statements 20 Oct 2026
- Osaka City IR Promotion Bureau announces October 14 meeting of the Osaka IR Construction Gang Exclusion Council 14 Oct 2026
- Osaka City IR Promotion Bureau reports no subsidies or commissions paid for FY2025 13 Oct 2026
- Japan Tourism Agency updates Integrated Resort (IR) information page 9 Oct 2026
- Osaka City IR Promotion Bureau reports no subsidies or loans for FY2024 5 Oct 2026
- Osaka City IR Promotion Bureau to Negotiate Staffing and Working Conditions for FY2027 2 Oct 2026
- Casino Regulatory Commission announces new tenders for casino regulation and oversight research 2 Oct 2026
- Japan Tourism Agency updates Integrated Resort (IR) information page 30 Sep 2026
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