TOKYO -- Gaming giant MGM Resorts International will team up with Japanese financial services group Orix to bid for one of the country's first three casino licenses in a market that could be worth up to 1.75 trillion yen ($15.9 billion) a year.
"MGM Resorts confirms that we are working with Orix to create Japan's first Integrated Resort in Osaka," MGM Resorts Japan chief executive officer Ed Bowers said in a statement.
