Corporate History
| 1969 | 12 | Established for the purpose of leasing jukeboxes. | |
| 1970 | 7 | Commenced manufacture of amusement machines. | |
| 1971 | 10 | Changed trade name to Universal Co., Ltd. | |
| 1973 | 6 | Spun off Sales Division. | |
| 1975 | 5 | Changed trade name to Universal Sales Co., Ltd. | |
| 9 | Built new factory in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture that subsequently commenced full-scale production of various game machines. | ||
| 1979 | 1 | Spun off Development Division. | |
| 1980 | 3 | Constructed new factory located in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture (Oyama Factory No. 2). Expanded production to include Pachislot machines for the entertainment and amusement industry. | |
| 1988 | 4 | Procured factory in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture and commenced production of amusement machines. | |
| 1993 | 4 | Merged | |
| 1998 | 4 | Universal Technos Co., Ltd. absorbed Universal Sales Co., Ltd. in merger and changed trade name to ARUZE CORP. Relocated head office to Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo. | |
| 9 | Registered shares on over-the-counter market of Japan Securities Dealers Association (JASDAQ). | ||
| 1999 | 8 | Built new factory in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture (current Pachislot and Pachinko machine manufacturing site). | |
| 2000 | 10 | Acquired shares of ARUZE USA, Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). ARUZE USA, Inc. invested in Valvino Lamore, LLC. |
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| 2002 | 9 | All capital holdings of Valvino Lamore, LLC were invested in kind to Wynn Resorts, Limited. | |
| 2004 | 6 | Obtained gaming machine manufacturer's license (for 2-year term). | |
| 12 | Listed on JASDAQ Securities Exchange. | ||
| 2005 | 3 | Wynn Resorts, Limited and its subsidiary obtained license for casino operation in the State of Nevada. ARUZE was approved as a quali?ed shareholder. | |
| 4 | Wynn Las Vegas opened. | ||
| 2006 | 7 | Obtained gaming machine manufacturer's license renewable without limitation in the State of Nevada. | |
| 9 | Wynn Macau opened. | ||
| 2008 | 6 | Made transition to company with committees. | |
| 8 | Obtained provisional license to operate casino resort in the Philippines. | ||
| 12 | Encore at Wynn Las Vegas opened. | ||
| 2009 | 11 | Changed trade name to Universal Entertainment Corporation. | |
| 2010 | 3 | Universal Entertainment's casino project (Manila Bay Resorts) was designated as a special economic zone. Foreign capital restrictions on casino businesses in the Philippines were lifted for the project. |
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| 4 | Encore at Wynn Macau opened. Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ following the merger of Osaka Securities Exchange and JASDAQ Securities Exchange. |
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| 6 | Made transition to company with board of auditors. | ||
| 2012 | 1 | Manila Bay Resorts Project's groundbreaking ceremony held in Manila. | |
| 2013 | 7 | Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (standard) following the integration of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. | |
| 10 | Okada Museum of Art opened at Hakone. | ||
| 2014 | 6 | Okada Museum of Art formed sister partnership with Liu Hai Su Art Museum, a national museum of art in China. | |
| 2016 | 3 | Established joint venture "ZEEG Co. Ltd" with Sammy Corporation. | |
| 7 | The casino resort project in the Philippines was officially named OKADA MANILA. | ||
| 12 | Acquired license to operate casino at OKADA MANILA. Commenced operation of casino. |
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| 2017 | 3 | Completed construction of the world's largest multi-color fountains "The Fountain" at OKADA MANILA. | |
| 12 | Cove Manila, covered by an enormous glass dome, started operating at OKADA MANILA. | ||
| 2018 | 12 | Completed construction of Tower A at OKADA MANILA. | |
| 2019 | 7 | Started selling the Multi Currency System, an automated foreign exchange system for casino equipment, and the Slot Program Play System, customer special benefit system created exclusively for casino slot machines. | |
| 2021 | 11 | Completed construction of Tower B at OKADA MANILA. | |
| 2022 | 4 | Moved listing from Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) JASDAQ (Standard) market to TSE Standard Market in line with the revision of TSE's market segments. |