ギャラクシー、横浜カジノ撤退　日本の他都市で模索

　【ロンドン時事】中国・マカオでカジノを運営するギャラクシー・エンターテインメント（本社香港）は１７日、横浜市が進めるカジノを含む統合型リゾート（ＩＲ）計画への応募を見送ったと発表した。日本の他都市での参画を模索するという。
　ギャラクシーは理由を説明していない。フランシス・ルイ副会長は声明で「熟慮の結果、参加見送りを決めた。持続可能な世界水準のＩＲを日本に造り上げるという目標達成のため、対話を継続していく」と述べた。（2021/05/18-05:39）

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., which operates casinos in Macau, said Monday that it has dropped a plan to be part of the initiative to set up a casino-featuring integrated resort in the city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo.
   The company, based in Hong Kong, will seek to apply for an IR project in another Japanese city, it said, while giving no explanation on the reason for its withdrawal from the Yokohama IR project.
   Galaxy Entertainment Group Deputy Chairman Francis Lui said in a statement that his company decided not to join the Yokohama project after careful consideration.
   Galaxy Entertainment Group will continue dialogue to achieve a goal of creating a sustainable, world-class IR in Japan, he added.
   The company aims to enter the IR business in Japan jointly with Monte-Carlo Societe des Bains de Mer, which operates casinos in Monaco.