WEEKLY FEATURE: Japan Sets Application Deadline

The run-up to a legal integrated resort industry in Japan has included speed bumps, stop signs, and hairpin turns. The surprises continue with the emergence of Kitakyushu City (l.) as a possible location—and noises from heavyweight champ Floyd Mayweather that he wants to build a casino there. But a deadline of July 2021 extends the period even more before the first integrated resort could debut.