Reports SPORTS-BETTING ASIA - PART 1
Essential and facts about sports-betting in Japan
Non remote operators Sports Toto No. of betting shops 6,000 Toto shops
Total sales Toto & BIG ¥110.7bn (2014) Horse tracks
25 total WINS betting venues
80 (government) and 43 (JRA)
Public Sports revenues ¥4.3 trillion (all sports) Lottery
Takarakuji Points of Sale 15,000 lottery booths
Online market Only via the Toto, Lottery, Public Sports
Remote GGR n/a
In 2015 a bill was introduced to legalise casino gambling with a push to do so before the 2020 summer Olympics in the country. It is backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and if approved could open up the market immensely bringing Japan just behind Macau and US in terms of gambling market business.
Online betting is only permitted on the
lottery, soccer Toto and the public sports however this is only for pari-mutuel betting with the official channels. Players head to foreign betting sites for fixed odds betting, casino, poker or bingo games. Te foreign bookmakers often offer bets in
Japanese and some with Yen currencies. Tey also offer bets on J-League Soccer and for both basketball leagues and the V-Premiere volleyball. Te penalties for unlawful betting are strict
with up to three years imprisonment and high fines although this law generally goes unchallenged by the government Some of the most popular sites include
Dafabet.com,
Betway.com, Bet365,
Pinnaclesports.com and
138.com. Dafabet – parent company is Asian Logic the
largest government approved sports betting company in the Philippines. Tey offer betting on most Japanese sports and have an online casino and poker room that can also be downloaded. Te Yen is not supported but players can play in Dollars.
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247.COM Bet365 – does not support Japanese language
but players can play in Yen in English, Chinese or another language. As it is a global site it offers odds on almost every sport worldwide. Pinnacle Sports – offer great betting odds and
their site is available in Japanese language and they accept bets in Yen. Other sites such as
32Red.com and
GoldenLounge.com are top choices for Japanese players who want to access
casino and poker games. Most offer games in Japanese language and Yen. In 2015 a bill was introduced to legalise casino
gambling with a push to do so before the 2020 summer Olympics in the country. It is backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and if approved could open up the market immensely bringing Japan just behind Macau and US in terms of gambling market business. Te idea is to launch integrated resorts similar
to ones in place in Singapore generating an estimated $40bn a year in extra gambling revenues. But Buddhist backed Komeito party is strongly against the idea and with recent reports of betting scandals some believe the Japanese government will instead take a stricter stance against gambling. It is thought if online gambling laws look set
to change it will happen alongside the Casino Bill although General Elections due in the summer will now delay matters further as ruling Liberal Democrat Party didn’t introduce the bill into the Diet earlier this year. Te bill is described as a “hot potato” which no-one really wants to handle with elections so near.
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