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Inside Gaming: Japan Considers Casino Regulations, Macau Revenue Up

This week's installment of Inside Gaming reports on Japan's tentative efforts to introduce casino-style gambling, tells how the rebound in Macau's gaming revenue has helped the Special Administrative Region as a whole, and shares some of the new recommendations for responsible gaming from the American Gaming Association.

Japan Officials Outline Regulations for New "Integrated Resorts"

Recent news that the World Poker Tour will be holding an event this November in Toyko comes during a week when the industry's attention had already been directed toward Japan. That's because on Monday the Japanese government released "an outline of regulations for so-called integrated resorts, or IRs, that feature casinos," The Japan News reports.