Inside Asian Gaming

COVER STORY Contents september 2016 54 Big Wynn for Cotai Steve Wynn’s luxurious US$4.2 billion Wynn Palace goes against the grain of Macau’s push for a mass market future, but could it also prove to be the mogul’s finest moment? INDUSTRY TRAINING 60 Strategic Leadership Series a great success IAG’s first series of managerial training seminars, the Strategic Leadership Series, has wrapped up with an intriguing insight into “Managing Organizations.” GAMBLING AND THE LAW 66 How Daily Fantasy Sports is beating the buzzer Less than a year after the Daily Fantasy Sports phenomenon looked like it was on shaky legal ground, it has made a stunning recovery with legislation passed in seven states and counting. iGAMING IN DEPTH 70 Virtually unstoppable iGaming provider Golden Race has spent the past decade taking the concept of Virtual Gaming to thrilling new heights – and the possibilities for the future are limitless. BRIEFS 74 Regional Briefs 76 International Briefs 78 Events Calendar Cover Photo IAG 8 No easy task – the making of the Asian Gaming Power 50 IAG CEO and Asian Gaming Power 50 selection panel Chairman Andrew W Scott provides an insight into the complex task of putting together this year’s list. 10 Meet the panel Perhaps the only job tougher than compiling this year’s Asian Gaming Power 50 was assembling the panel to select them. Asian Gaming POWER 2 0 1 6 50 IN FOCUS