A House of Representatives’ committee in Japan has approved the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation bill despite attempts by opposition to derail the passage of the said piece of legislation.

The vote for the IR Implementation bill became tense after opposition lawmakers swarmed around committee chair Daishrio Yamagiwa to demonstrate their disapproval of the proceedings. Earlier, the dissenters called for the resignation of the government official responsible for the IR bill but their motion was rejected.

Having hurdled the committee level, the bill is set to be voted upon by the Diet’s full Lower House this week before shifting to the Upper House.

In an interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, the All-in Diversity Project co-founder explains that the goal of the project is to help the gambling industry embrace diversity and close in on the skills gap in the sector.

Crypto, a new indie movie which will star Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth, Jeremie Harris and Alexis Bledel, will be Hollywood’s first time to tackle the subject.

Melco just opened Morpheus, the $1.1b 42-storey flagship project designed by the late Zaha Hadid, for the City of Dreams Macau.

Vietnam’s National Assembly voted in favor of the new Law on Sports and Physical Training which will reportedly expand the variety of sports on which Vietnamese can wager.

The UK Treasury has delayed the planned reduction in the maximum FOBT stakes to allow the gambling industry “sufficient time to implement technological changes.”

The gambling company announced that it has opened a new 55,972 square feet (5,200 square meters) office in Tigne Point on the Mediterranean island, housing its 400 Malta-based employees.

The company did not provide a clear answer why it decided to augment its offering but it said that the funds gathered would be used for “general purposes.”

Due to huge annual profits from casino taxes, the local government of Macau gives its permanent residents 9,000 patacas (about US$1,200) and non-permanent residents 5,400 patacas (about US$670) annually.

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