NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gaming operator balance sheets are generally well positioned to undertake the scale of investment Japanese officials may require to build new casinos in the country, Fitch Ratings says. Japan this week cleared a landmark legislative hurdle to permit casinos. Global casino operators have used the last six years of US economic expansion and the early 2010s Macau boom to fortify their balance sheets. Large-scale capex programs are now at their tail ends and it would like