Hopes by pro-gambling groups in Japan to legalise casinos before the Diet session closes on September 27 have been dashed.
The Japanese parliament was fully preoccupied with the Trans-Pacific Pact free trade talks and the Olympic stadium fiasco, allowing no time at all for the gambling bill that was presented for a second time back in April.
Many observers believe that with the timeframe to build casino resorts in Japan before the 2020 Olympic Games having all but passed, the impetus to later legalise casinos has gone.
