The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for early elections in the lower house of the Diet, as expected.

Shinzo Abe

This puts the country’s gaming bills on the backburner. Original plans for the session, which is starting this week, called for the Diet to debate two gaming bills, one outlining regulations and the other for gambling addiction protections.

Now, the casino bills will most likely will not be heard until June or later. The election should take place on October 22.