According to casino mogul William Weidner, President of Las Vegas Sands
Japanese gaming industry could grow as big as Macau's
2007-08-30
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Weidner, President of the Las Vegas Sands Corp, told reporters his company is waiting for the Japanese government's decision on whether to allow casinos in the country.
"If the government of Japan wanted a development like this - a us$ 12 billion Cotai Strip development - we'd do it in a minute in Japan." Macau overtook Las Vegas Strip as the world's largest gaming market in 2006 with revenue of us$ 7.1 billion, against us$ 6.69 billion for Las Vegas.
Japan and Taiwan are reportedly considering separately establishing a gaming industry to lure punters and boost tourism revenues, while Singapore awarded two casino licenses earlier.
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