摘要：Tourism is the largest and leading industry in Okinawa, Japan, and it has been increasing over the past few years. Okinawa's entire economic situation however, has faced unprecedented challenges. Consistently with the lowest average salaries in Japan and a high unemployment rate as well as the local government dependence on subsidies from the Japanese government, economic sustainability is a major issue facing Okinawa. One facet of the tourism industry that could be offered in Okinawa for an alternative source of economic prosperity for the area is the introduction of Casino gambling. Considering the current uncertain economic circumstances, the Okinawan prefectural government introduced a casino concept as one possible solution for economic transformation. One of the challenges is that Japan is the only industrialized nation without legalized casino gaming. This study examines and discusses the topic of the introduction of casino gaming in Okinawa
