Japan's Casino Management Commission promulgated a partial amendment to its enforcement rules for the Act on Development of Specified Integrated Resort Areas on March 31, Reiwa 4, with enforcement set for the date of partial enforcement of the digital reform law1.
The amendment covers the Casino Management Commission rules on specified integrated resort areas, designated as Reiwa 3 Casino Management Commission Rule No. 11. It was issued to accompany the partial enforcement of the Act on the Development of Related Laws for the Formation of a Digital Society (Reiwa 3 Act No. 37)1.
The substantive change concerns Appendix Form No. 11 of the rules, the "consent form" for the provision of an applicant's personal information1. That form cites provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Heisei 15 Act No. 57) and the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs (Heisei 15 Act No. 56)1. Under the digital reform law, the latter act is abolished and integrated into the former, and the amendment reorganizes the cited provisions accordingly1.
The schedule set out in the amendment is:
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Promulgation | March 31, Reiwa 4 |
| Enforcement | April 1, Reiwa 4, the date of partial enforcement of the digital reform law |
The amendment document states its purpose as making the necessary changes to the rules in line with the partial enforcement of the digital reform law1.
"当該引用条項について規定の整理を行うもの"
What it means for players
The change is administrative. It updates which personal information law a consent form cites, following the merger of the administrative organ privacy law into the main personal information protection law1. It does not alter licensing criteria, casino operating conditions, or the status of gambling in Japan. Anyone applying for a casino-related license or submitting personal information to the Casino Management Commission would sign a consent form whose legal references have been reorganized; the underlying handling of that information is governed by the consolidated personal information protection law1. Japan's casino resort framework remains at the licensing and preparation stage, and no casino has opened in the country. For background on what gambling is legal in Japan, see Can I Gamble in Japan?, and for the wider regional picture, Gambling Laws in Asia: What Is Legal in 12 Jurisdictions.
What happens next
The amendment took effect on April 1, Reiwa 4, the date of partial enforcement of the digital reform law1. No further steps are set out in the amendment.
Sources1 sources
- download, public-comment.e-gov.go.jp
