Japan Gambling News

• Japanese Government Cracking Down on Gambling

  2012-05-09 14:20
  Japanese got a new way to gamble called compu gacha which resembles online slots and comes with rewarding bonuses. Read more

• Online Bingo in Japan Grows in Popularity

  2012-05-04 13:28
  Online bingo in Japan is quickly gaining in popularity as an alternative to pachinko machines. Read more

• Japanese Lawmakers Jealous of Yakuza Gambling Revenues

  2012-02-29 14:48
  Is online gambling coming to Japan? The proposal is considered by Japanese lawmakers. Read more

• Yakuza Runs Sports Betting and Underground Gambling in Japan

  2012-02-20 12:12
  Winning a football match in Japan helps if Yakuza wants that to happen. Underground sportsbooks are run by the mob. Read more

• Casinos May Be Allowed to Open Up in Japan

  2012-01-26 12:56
  Will casino gambling enter Japan and take the money out of packets of Pachinko machine operators? Read more

• Legal Casino Gambling in Japan Could Help Rebuild the Country

  2011-12-27 11:36
  Japan is considering legalization of gambling throughout the country to boost economic recovery from the tsunami Read more

• Japanese Organized Crime Boss Admits Pachinko Earns More than Drugs

  2011-09-14 12:35
  Japanese Yakuza organized crime boss admits that Pachinko games earn more for the crime family than selling drugs. Read more

• Politicians Against Liberalizing Japanese Gambling Laws For Tourism

  2011-06-27 23:46
  Japanese gambling laws will not be updated this year as proponents of online casino gambling and mega casino resorts would hope for. Read more

• Japanese Sumo Wrestlers Need Confession App after Gambling Match Fixes

  2011-02-09 12:15
  Japanese ​Sumo wrestlers are in need of Apple iPhone Confession app after match-fixing, even though this may not have been gambling related. Read more

• 3 Sumo Wrestlers Get Bad Japan Rating for Unlawful Betting Operation

  2011-01-27 12:54
  Police in Mainichi, Japan detained three former sumo wrestlers and a woman over participation in baseball betting scandal, violating Japanese gambling laws. Read more

• Japan Considers Changing Gambling Laws, Allowing Casinos

  2010-12-17 13:25
  Almost every form of gambling in Japan has been illegal since 1882. There are a few exceptions to this rule, like the national lottery and certain forms Read more

• Japanese Company Selling Shares in Macau Casino Exposed as Fraud

  2010-08-11 15:53
  Three international businessmen in Norway recently received intriguing telephone calls proposing an offer to invest in an ultra-profitable Macau casino. Read more

• Three Arrested for Operation of Rock-Paper-Scissors Gambling Site in Japan

  2010-07-19 15:04
  An illegal operation based on mobile phone gambling sites in Japan was taken down last week, as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Read more

• Sumo Gambling Scandal Plagues Japan

  2010-06-29 13:05
  The Japan Sumo Association is the agency that governs the 2,000 year old sport of sumo wrestling. The group is known for Read more

• Growth in Internet Gambling in Japan, Asia Called “Incredible”

  2010-06-09 12:20
  Poll results released during the recent Global Gaming Expo Asia in Macau had the great majority of industry experts believing two trends Read more

• Casino Gambling in Japan Closer and Closer to Reality

  2010-05-11 16:17
  Japan is one of those unlucky nations in which there’s a humongous demand for a large gambling industry, but the demand has Read more

• Changes Foreseeable in Japanese Gambling Law

  2010-04-01 13:17
  The story of gambling in Japan is one of controversy to say the least. Only a few different forms of gambling are Read more

• Japan Ranks #2 out of the Top 10 Countries with the Most Gambling Machines

  2010-02-03 11:20
  There’s an old saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” and the world of gambling seems to prove this true time Read more

• The Japanese Government’s Lack of Initiative to Legalize Casinos Doesn’t Pay Off

  2009-12-03 14:55
  The situation that is developing in Japan regarding the gambling industry is one that keen observers can find all over the world. Read more