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Hokkaido business groups seek faster planning for the 2027 IR window

Eight organisations plan to urge the prefecture to accelerate its early-stage integrated-resort process.

By CasinooVerse Research Desk3 September 2026Updated 12 September 2026 3 min read
Hokkaido regional planning table with snowy relief map, transport study lines, neutral resort model, environmental overlays, and future calendar marker.

Eight Hokkaido business organisations planned to ask governor Naomichi Suzuki to accelerate the prefecture’s integrated-resort work ahead of Japan’s second-round application window from 6 May to 5 November 2027.

Hokkaido did not enter the first national application round, although three overseas casino operators and 12 domestic companies recently responded to a market-interest questionnaire. No Hokkaido integrated resort has been approved.

Japan’s only approved casino resort remains the JPY1.51 trillion MGM Osaka project, expected to open at the end of 2030.

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