MGM Osaka
{{Short description|Planned hotel resort in Osaka, Japan}}
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| location = Yumeshima, Osaka, Japan
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| date_opened = 2030
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MGM Osaka (MGM大阪) is an under-construction integrated resort developed by MGM Resorts International and Orix being built on Yumeshima island in Osaka, Japan. Construction on the resort commenced on April 24, 2025.{{cite web | last=O'Connor | first=Devin | title=MGM Osaka Breaks Ground on $8.9 Billion Casino Resort in Japan | website=Casino.org | date=April 24, 2025 | url=https://www.casino.org/news/mgm-osaka-breaks-ground-9-billion-resort-japan/ | access-date=June 7, 2025}}{{cite web | title=日本初のIR施設、万博会場の隣で起工 30年の開業めざす |trans-title=Construction begins on Japan's first integrated resort facility next to the Expo site, aiming to open in 2030 | website=朝日新聞 | date=April 24, 2025 | url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/AST4S01LVT4SPLFA006M.html | language=ja | access-date=June 7, 2025}}
History
In April 2014, Governor Ichirō Matsui of Osaka Prefecture announced that it would promote Yumeshima as a possible location for an integrated resort. {{Cite web|url=https://jp.reuters.com/article/idJPL3N0N404H20140414 | title=カジノ候補地は「夢洲」に絞り込む意向、巨額投資に期待＝松井・大阪府知事 |trans-title=The candidate casino site intends to narrow down to "Yumeshima", expecting a huge investment – Matsui, Governor of Osaka Prefecture |language=ja |website= www.jp.reuters.com |date=April 14, 2014 | access-date=August 3, 2019}}
Construction on the resort began on April 24, 2025 and is expected to open by 2030.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2024/09/11/78257-japan-mgm-39s-osaka-casino-resort-set-to-open-by-2030|title=Japan: MGM's Osaka casino resort set to open by 2030 | Yogonet International|website=www.yogonet.com}}{{cite web | last=Du | first=Lisa | last2=Yokoyama | first2=Momoka | title=Delayed $9 Billion MGM Casino Venture Breaks Ground in Japan | website=Bloomberg.com | date=April 24, 2025 | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/delayed-9-billion-mgm-casino-venture-breaks-ground-in-japan | access-date=June 7, 2025}} The resort is also expected to have a rail link built via an extension of the Nara Line which will connect it to the rest of Osaka. [https://www.ggrasia.com/yumeshima-to-get-new-overground-rail-link-ahead-of-mgm-osaka-2030-launch-rail-boss Yumeshima to get new overground rail link ahead of MGM Osaka 2030 launch: rail boss] The resort will be located on Yumeshima island, which is currently hosting Expo 2025.
Features
MGM Osaka will feature 2,500 guest rooms across three hotels; MGM Osaka, MGM Villas, and MUSUBI Hotel. The resort will also feature 730,000 square feet of convention space and will feature the first casino in Japan. {{Cite web|url=https://asgam.com/2024/04/25/mgms-osaka-ir-secures-us3-4-billion-in-funding-via-loan-agreement-with-banks/|title=MGM's Osaka IR secures US$3.4 billion in funding via loan agreement with banks|date=April 25, 2024}} A 3,500 seat theater, retail and dining options will also be part of the development. {{Cite web|url=https://news.worldcasinodirectory.com/mgm-osaka-casino-resort-to-begin-construction-in-2025-with-completion-by-2030-116583|title=MGM Osaka Casino Resort to Begin Construction in 2025 with Completion by 2030|date=December 26, 2024}}
See also
References
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{{MGM Mirage}}
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Category:MGM Resorts International
Category:Casino hotels in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures under construction in Japan