Konami Holdings Corp., which supplies slot machines to some of the world¡¯s biggest casinos, will participate in Japan¡¯s gaming industry if the regulations are as strict as those in Las Vegas.
Satoshi Sakamoto, a senior executive director at Konami, said an industry with a good reputation will attract more Japanese visitors and turn resorts into destinations for events other than gambling, such as school reunions. At the same time, it will not threaten Konami¡¯s licenses to operate in Nevada and other U.S. states.
¡°In Las Vegas, if you have a license they¡¯ll take it away if you start getting involved in strange things, and that would be a big problem,¡± Sakamoto said in an interview in Tokyo last week. ¡°If Japan is too loose, then we¡¯d have to remove ourselves.¡±
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