After Japan announced the official timeline for prefectures and cities to apply for an integrated resort (IR) license, it’s been an avalanche of developments from mayors and operators about their hopes to build the next big thing. Bucking the trend is Hokkaido, whose governor has seemingly decided it’s no longer a goal worth pursuing.

Japan Times reports Hokkaido’s Governor Naomichi Suzuki will likely announce on November 29 that Hokkaido is dropping out of the race for one of three IR licenses entirely. But as of November 28, he hadn’t totally made up his mind. “We haven’t reached a conclusion yet. We’ll make a decision after due consideration,” Suzuki told reporters.

Hokkaido businesses have been pushing the prefecture to embrace the IR race, as a major IR development would help their bottom lines in the long run. But residents didn’t agree, and a survey that showed mixed feelings on the topic may have swayed Suzuki’s decision toward ending the campaign.

This isn’t only bad news for those businesses, but also for several operators that were hoping to build in Hokkaido. Mohegan Sun recently announced their plans to start campaigning for the IR license, should Hokkaido win one. They would have been competing with Rush Street, Foxwoods and Caesars Entertainment.