IR operators may run casino business if they are granted a license by JCRC (3 years, renewable). With the license, Article 185 (Gambling) and Article 186 (Habitual Gambling; Running a Gambling Place for the Purpose of Gain) of the Penal Code do not apply to gaming of specified types under specified methods in the casino gaming operation areas (written in the license)
Other casino-related stakeholders (major shareholders, facility provision business operator, facility land right holder, casino-related devices manufacturers）are also required to obtain license, permission or authorization and subject to thorough investigations to ensure fairness and integrity of casino business.
Casino facility is limited to 1 per IR district; gaming area provided exclusively for casino gaming within casino gaming operation areas does not exceed 3% of the total floor area of the IR facility
IR operators are mandated to formulate an operational method statement, general conditions for use of casino facilities, regulations on addiction prevention (self- and family-exclusion included), and regulations on prevention of transfer of criminal proceeds; all of which will be reviewed by JCRC in examining the application for license (modification requires JCRC’s approval
Entry of Japanese nationals is limited to max. 3 times in consecutive 7 days or max. 10 in consecutive 28 days. Mandatory ID verification by an Individual Number Card and its official identification (public key infrastructure) for checking patrons’ identity and the number of entry
Under-20, members of organized crime group (Boryokudan), those with unpaid admission fee, those exceeding the entry limit are banned from entering casino. IR operators are mandated to keep them away from casino
Other factors, such as types and methods of gaming, casino-related devices, certain financial activities (loan etc.), entrustment & contracts, advertisement & promotion regulation, maintenance of order in casino and employees, are regulated
Admission fee and levy
Japanese patrons must pay admission fees of 3,000 yen each for the national and the local government (6,000 yen in total) to enter casino (valid for 24 hours)
Casino operators are mandated to pay to the national treasury (①15% of monthly gross revenue gained from casino gaming (GGR), and ② a fixed amount equivalent of JCRC administrative cost) and to the treasury of Prefecture/City of casino-site (another 15% of monthly GGR)
The national and local governments will allocate the expenditures equivalent to the levy for tourism promotion, regional development and other policy in conformity with the Act as well as social welfare and cultural promotion
