From the Japan Times. An indication that the end is nigh.
Japan's great gamble | The Japan Times Online: "Shozo Azuma, a lawmaker member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the pro-casino Diet league, outlined his reasoning in a speech last week.
'What this country needs is a way of stimulating the economy that won't use tax money. The only way left to do that is casinos,' he said.
'In order for this country to develop energetically in the future, then I think the casino industry has potential worth exploring.'
Of course, it's not just the central government that stands to gain through tax revenues from casinos. Regional governments, which are suffering from drastically reduced revenues as their residents age and decrease in number, are desperate to host what they see as potential gold mines."
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