Yoshida: “Pixel Companyz aims to connect Japan to the world and showcase the best of the country”
European casino operator Groupe Partouche has unveiled its aspirations to secure one of three licences to be awarded to host one of Japan’s first integrated resorts, after joining a consortium led by Pixel Companyz. Joining alongside other, as yet, unnamed consortium partners, it is said that the two will work together to plan, develop and operate a “premier integrated resort in Japan”.
Coming amid further potential delays, based on the impact COVID-19 has had on IR operators, to a certification application period that was scheduled for January to July 2021, the collaboration follows the notice of a capital and business alliance agreement between Pixel Companyz and TTL Resorts. TTL, a consulting company specialised in integrated resorts, boasts experience in data analysis and investment.
The consortium says that it “aims to develop an IR unique to Japan that will highlight the tourism assets, food culture, brands and the hospitable culture that the country has to offer”. Although there is no information about the jurisdiction that the consortium was interested in, Partouche had been exploring the possibility of a joint IR bid with Oshidori International in Nagasaki, and most likely this is the candidate site they are focused on.
Hiroaki Yoshida, Pixel Companyz CEO, puts emphasis on the importance of a Japanese entity being actively involved in a Japan IR consortium: “Pixel Companyz aims to connect Japan to the world and showcase the best of the country by forming this consortium and deeply rooting ourselves into the Japanese IR industry.”
“The inclusion of Groupe Partouche contributes another extraordinary aspect to Pixel’s Japan IR consortium, which aims to incorporate aspects of Japanese, Asian, and European culture into a unique and symbolic IR facility. Groupe Partouche brings nearly fifty years of extensive casino business experience in the competitive European gaming market and is also known to progressively introduce new technology and data analysis methods to their operations.”
Pixel Companyz was established in 1986 and is engaged in a variety of businesses such as gaming, esports, fintech, solar power facilities, and resort development.
Groupe Partouche operates 42 casinos in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Tunisia, with the Tokyo Stock Exchange listed Pixel Companyz boasting operations in several business areas across three core segments of renewable energy, fintech and IR development.
