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Casinos Austria bid for casino facility in Japan

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6 years ago

November 8, 2018

Niji Narayan

Casinos Austria bid for casino facility in Japan

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Casinos Austria International (CAI), the Austria-based casino group, has sprung a surprise by bidding for one of the three IR licenses in Japan. It is the 17th international IR operator entering the Japanese casino fray. CAI revealed that it had already established a Japan branch and hired its Japan president, Akio Hayashi.

The opening of their campaign was well prepared, with messages of support from such figures as Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz and Minister of the Economy Margarete Schramböck.

CAI enters the field as the only state-owned IR operator searching for a licence in Japan and many of the comments at the press conference made reference to the fact that it was the 150th anniversary of Japan–Austria relations.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.