After being left for dead, the prospects of Japan passing a casino legislation is back on the table, and now with a 50-50 chance of succeeding.

Japanese media outlets reported that for the first time since 1989, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has gained outright majority in both houses of the legislature after an independent legislator in the House of Councillors decided to join the LDP, effectively giving the party the 50% plus one majority it needed.

Having an outright majority allows LDP to push through with any legislation it wants even without relying on help from either its coalition partner, the Komeito party, or any of Japan’s other political parties.

So what does this mean for the long-stalled gaming legislation? Well, the so-called IR bill can now be passed easily—in theory, that is. There’s still the issue of how Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ranks gambling on the government’s priority ladder.