WEEKLY FEATURE: LVS Zeros In On Osaka

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has announced it will focus all its energies on winning an integrated resort license in Osaka, Japan, going up against fellow U.S. operator MGM Resorts International. The alternatives—Yokohama and Tokyo—both had issues that LVS thought were exclusionary. LVS Japan chief George Tanasijevich (l.) says Osaka “has made it very clear” about their pursuit of an IR.