Inside Asian Gaming

inside asian gaming November 2017 26 of former Philippine Presidents Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino III. In 2015, Pagcor fined Tiger Php100 million (US$2.2 million at the time) for missing the repeatedly extended IR completion deadline. FROM AUTHORIZED TO EXILED The swirl of allegations surrounding Okada Manila triggered probes in multiple jurisdictions, including the US, where Universal subsidiary Aruze America is licensed to sell gaming machines. None of the accusations stuck to Mr Okada until Universal turned on him – and that really hurts. “It’s a big deal,” SpectrumAsia CEO Paul Bromberg says. “He goes from someone who can say, ‘I have been investigated by the Americans and licensed’ to a guy who got thrown out of his own company.” Despite the turmoil at the top, it’s been “business as usual” at Okada Manila, according to a resort spokesperson. By September, the casino had 250 tables on its mass floor and some 2,500 slot Feature In Focus “The swirl of allegations surrounding Okada Manila triggered probes in multiple jurisdictions, including the US. None of the accusations stuck to Mr Okada until Universal turned on him – and that really hurts.” Kazuo Okada was removed from the Wynn Resorts board for allegedly providing improper hospitality at Wynn properties to Philippine officials totaling US$110,000