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Japan – Wakayama happy to proceed with Partouche and Clairvest for IR bid

French casino group Partouche will be put forward as the casino operator of choice in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama with local politicians saying they are happy to proceed with the Clairvest Neem Ventures consortium which as partnered with the French operator, in the region’s bid to land one of three Integrated Resort casinos.

Clairvest will spend JPY470bn (US$4.3bn) on its ‘land of wood and water’ themed resort, much more than the JPY279.9bn (US$2.6bn) asked for by Wakayama in its initial launch. It will cover 569,000 square meters with the casino making up 38,000 square meters. It will also develop a 2,700 room hotel with exhibition and conference facilities.

The prefecture said: “Wakayama prefecture is proceeding with the recruitment and selection procedure for a private operator to implement an integrated resort at Wakayama Marina City. On June 2 2021 we selected a priority candidate and based on the IR Development Act Article 8, discussions were conducted with Wakayama City and Wakayama Prefectural Public Safety Commission. The priority candidate was selected based on these negotiations between the city and the prefectural public safety committee and then announced.”

“We will create an area development plan in conjunction with the priority candidate. Along with requesting further refinements to the proposals and enhancing the project implementation plan, we will seek to build an All-Wakayama Plan in which businesses in the prefecture can participate widely in enhancing the operation plan to ensure that there is contribution through development of the local economy and local employment,” it added. “Moreover, we will create an excellent Area Development Plan for an IR that will greatly contribute to the region’s development and make a contribution to the country’s tourism strategy for the application to be made to the central government by the deadline of 28 April 2022.”

Clairvest Neem Ventures a également désigné AMSE Resorts Japan comme membre principal du développement, affirmant qu'elle « disposera de l'expertise combinée des deux équipes les plus expérimentées au monde, en matière de développement et de gestion des relations internationales, ainsi que du plus grand opérateur de jeux et de complexes hôteliers du pays ». L'Europe .'

Jeff Parr de Clairvest Neem Ventures, a déclaré : « Nous partageons avec nos deux partenaires une vision commune du programme national de RI au Japon et sommes convaincus que ce partenariat contribuera à renforcer la reprise économique après la pandémie de Covid-19, grâce à une augmentation des investissements. une clientèle internationale ainsi qu'un afflux important. dans la préfecture de Wakayama et la région du Kansai.

AMSE est soutenu par William Weidner, ancien président et PDG de Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), et son équipe de Global Gaming Asset Management LLC, par Bradley Stone, ancien président des opérations et constructions internationales chez LVS, et par Garry Saunders, ancien COO de Melco Resorts & Entertainment et vice-président des opérations chez LVS, ainsi que Mario Ho, entrepreneur Esports.