Nagasaki’s Three Horse Race
Three candidates remain in the race to be selected by Nagasaki as its IR operator. IAG looks at the contenders and makes a judgment call on who the favorite should be. After a stagnant and coronavirus-affected 2020, the race for...
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Double Dutch
Dutch-inspired theme park Huis Ten Bosch is the candidate site for a Kyushu/Nagasaki IR, but is it suitable for one of Japan’s first integrated resorts? IAG takes a closer look. The history of Huis Ten Bosch (HTB) is one of...
Wakayama Awakening
Wakayama Marina City has long been touted as the best hope to spark Wakayama’s economic recovery. Now it is hoped an integrated resort can make the dream a reality Around two hours by train from Osaka followed by a short...
Top of the Slots
Inside Asian Gaming speaks with Trevor Ross about his recent promotion to Sales Director – Asia for Scientific Games. Ben Blaschke: Trevor, congratulations on the new role of Sales Director for Asia. What changes for you in terms of your...
Executive Action
Inside Asian Gaming recently launched The Academy of Integrated Resorts and Gaming Executives in Asia as a vehicle to recognize excellence and drive greater professionalism within the industry. Inside Asian Gaming has announced the launch of an exciting new initiative,...
10 Years Ago: Opportunity Knocks
In this new regular feature in IAG to celebrate 16 years covering the Asian gaming and leisure industry, we look back at our cover story from exactly 10 years ago, titled “Opportunity knocks,” to rediscover what was making the news...
Damage Control – Korea’s COVID calamity
Inside Asian Gaming takes a closer look at South Korea’s embattled foreigner-only casino market as it battles to survive a barrage of regional headwinds and the crippling COVID-19 pandemic. I cannot think of a more vulnerable Asian gaming market than...
Eyes on Aichi
With time rapidly running out, it seems highly unlikely that Aichi prefecture will declare its candidacy in Japan’s IR race. But there are still a handful of operators showing interest behind the scenes. The IR bidding race in Japan has...
