Inside Asian Gaming

6 Reimagining Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo is being transformed by Chinese-funded infrastructure, including a massive land reclamation project to create an ultra-modern extension of the city itself. Colombo’s new skyline, along with the country’s natural wonders and treasured heritage, will provide an alluring backdrop to the three resort casinos being developed around the city’s master-planned entertainment hub at Beira Lake. IN FOCUS 24 Macau Shopping, Not Dropping As Macau’s gaming revenue retreats, retail revenue at the city’s casino resorts keeps advancing. The sector is so firmly established now as a high-margin growth stream, all the new Cotai resorts plan to jump on the bandwagon. TECH TALK 36 Natural Fit Amid the merger mania sweeping up gaming industry suppliers, the joining of MEI and Crane Payment Solutions is one of the easier unions to rationalize—and one of the best-positioned to thrive. 38 Really Better—In Real Time With Gaming Floor Live, TCSJOHNHUXLEY has unleashed a technology to take table games to a new level, enabling real-time data collection and analysis to maximize performance. 40 Mission Focused WMS is sticking to its mantra of “Keeping Players in the Game” with a new lineup of eye-catching titles and popular licensed themes on upgraded cabinets and enhanced platforms. It’s also redoubling its efforts to get more of those players in Asia. FEATURE 30 Excluding the Vulnerable Employees in Macau’s gaming industry have become disproportionately susceptible to developing gambling problems, prompting calls to keep them out of casinos after hours. BRIEFS 42 Regional Briefs 44 International Briefs 46 Events Calendar Contents December 2014 COVER STORY INSIGHTS Machines and the Man If we’ve learned anything from Macau’s current travails it’s that its future depends on its transformation into a true mass gambling destination. Fortunately, it’s a future that is already unfolding. The evidence is on its slot floors, and Bally-SHFL’s Ken Jolly will be making sure the reels keep spinning. 16