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International News Brief: Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world's largest gaming operator, is keen to build a casino in Japan once Asia's richest economy moves to legalise casinos.

A lot has been written recently about the potential of Japanese casinos if that government moves to loosen laws that prohibit them.

International News Brief: Japan's ruling party is holding talks with global gaming companies including Las Vegas Sands Corp and Harrah's Entertainment Inc to operate the nation's first casinos after 2010.

International News Brief: The massive Venetian Macao casino resort is set to open in 2007, and there are hopes that this mega resort, which will feature one of the biggest convention centers in Asia, will lure Japanese who are doing business in China.

Japan could be the gaming industry's next frontier now that many development opportunities around the world are spoken for, a recent Deutsche Bank study found.

International News Brief: Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure expects its first-half result to be broadly in line with the previous corresponding period, despite difficult trading conditions in Japan.

International News Brief: The trial of a university student accused of fraud after he tried to sell cell phones under a false name to counter online gambling debts opened in the Sapporo District Court on Tuesday.

PGMI, Inc.’s 2006 expansion plans are being implemented with the scheduled opening of a new location in July.

International News Brief: Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party is to formulate a basic policy around June to legalize casinos in the country with the aim of attracting more for

Las Vegas could lose its only nonstop air service from Asia next year.

International News Brief: A new type of Web site has proved to be a Japanese gambler's online paradise.

International News Brief: Softbank is on track to become Japan’s first Internet group to enter the online betting market, in a move to diversify its business.

Where will be the next casino hotspot in Asia after Macau and Singapore? An expert from Osaka University of Commerce says he'd bet on Japan.

International News Brief: The Japanese have been kicking around the idea of building American-style casinos in Japan for four years now.

International News Brief: A Japan Agriculture Cooperative employee has been sacked after reportedly admitting to embezzling 131 million yen in customers' savings and pensions to feed his gambling habit.

IA Global Inc. projected revenues would be $11,000,000-$11,800,000 for the 4th quarter of 2004 at current exchange rates and $30,800,000 - $31,600,000 for the full year 2004.

International News Brief: Japan's soccer-lottery operation will likely run into a deficit for its second consecutive year.

IA Global reports the net loss decreased to $285,000 from $694,000 in Q3 2003. The net loss per share was $.00 for Q3 as compared to a net loss of $.01 per share for Q3 2003.

Saying sayonara to a recent widespread reluctance to travel abroad, an increasing number of Japanese are expected to visit the United States this year, a new study says.

IA Global Inc. reports that revenues would be $8,400,000-$9,000,000 for Q3 2004 at current exchange rates.