Act 21 has been around for over 100 years now, and as a result, has quite limited the gambling scene in Japan.
In the first half of 2019, the country will form a licensing body, so the first casinos will hopefully be opened not too long after that. The answer is - yes! In 2016, the government of Japan has officially decided to pass the law that would abolish act 21 from the year 1907 and legalize gambling. Is Gambling in Casinos Officially Legal in Japan? So we’ve decided to check whether this changed the legal gambling age as well. The latest news is that gambling laws in Japan have become very flexible as of this year.
