<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡22日讯）自去年10月以来，云顶集团（Genting Group）遭受一系列负面事态发展的打击，包括赌场税提高、云顶高原的20th Century Fox World主题乐园再次推迟开放，以及来自Wynn Resorts的诉讼。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>但有一件事可能会改变云顶一连串的厄运，那就是日本综合赌场的牌照。日本是世界上最后几个尚未开发的主要赌场市场之一。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>迄今为止，至少有7家外国赌场巨头公开表示，打算竞逐日本发出的3个综合赌场度假村牌照之一。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>其中4家总部位于美国内华达州。其余3家是亚洲博彩公司，包括云顶新加坡（Genting Singapore Ltd）。</p></div>

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（吉隆坡22日讯）自去年10月以来，云顶集团（Genting Group）遭受一系列负面事态发展的打击，包括赌场税提高、云顶高原的20th Century Fox World主题乐园再次推迟开放，以及来自Wynn Resorts的诉讼。

但有一件事可能会改变云顶一连串的厄运，那就是日本综合赌场的牌照。日本是世界上最后几个尚未开发的主要赌场市场之一。

迄今为止，至少有7家外国赌场巨头公开表示，打算竞逐日本发出的3个综合赌场度假村牌照之一。

其中4家总部位于美国内华达州。其余3家是亚洲博彩公司，包括云顶新加坡（Genting Sin...

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