New bill would set guidelines
Japan IRs to tackle gambling addiction
The Asian government plans to allocate part of the casino revenue to finance measures to help problem gamblers.
2017-07-04
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The Asian government plans to allocate part of the casino revenue to finance measures to help problem gamblers.
The Japanese government strategy calls for splitting the collected profit from casinos between the central and local governments.
The Diet enacted a bill to legalize casinos last December. However, according to several studies conducted by public affairs consultancies gambling is still perceived as negative for the Asian population.
The nation is plagued by high rates of gambling addiction stemming from its tolerance of pachinko and other types of betting activities, including horse, boat and bicycle races.
The government aims to submit the bill to an extraordinary Diet session seen starting this fall.
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