Aruze, the Japanese maker of pinball, pachinko and other gambling machines, said it plans to open its first casino resort - in the Philippine capital of Manila - by early 2010. The company, which owns about 24 per cent of Wynn Resorts, was granted a provisional gaming licence last month by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), the government casino monopoly that wants to build a huge casino and entertainment complex.

Wynn Resorts and Aruze Corp. will promote the potential of casinos in Japan at a seminar to be hel next September 11, as the companies seek to open the gambling market of the world’s second-biggest economy. Ronald Kramer, President of the Las Vegas-based casino company founded by billionaire Steve Wynn, will speak at the Tokyo seminar with Aruze CEO Kunihiko Yogo, according to a statement faxed from Tokyo-based Aruze to Bloomberg News.