Bloomberry hints at casino bid in Japan

“Japan has a gaming law in the parliament that they are looking to pass. Of course that is market that we would be very, very much interested in,” Razon said.

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation only has one casino under its name, Solaire Resort and Casino in the Philippines.

While underscoring the importance of waiting for the bill to be passed, Razon believes that Bloomberry has the credentials to be taken seriously in the country despite its relative status as a neophyte in the casino industry.

That being said, all that talk of building a casino in Japan is still a long-term plan, or at least one that won’t be tackled until all the expansion and development plans for Solaire are finished. That is, after all, Razon’s baby, and that’s taking precedence over everything else.

Once the expansion is complete, the resort will add a new 300-suite boutique hotel tower, a performance theatre with up to 1,800 seats, more retail and dining options, and most importantly, more gaming options to the tune of 200 more slot machines and 65 new gaming tables. The company just started the project after signing a loan facility with a completion date set for around early 2016.

Once the expansion is done and Japan’s casino market is open, don’t sleep on Bloomberry Resorts to take a stab at acquiring one of those licenses. It’s got an uphill battle given the level of interest some of the biggest casino operators in the world have in Japan, but expect Razon and co. to be in the mix at the very least.