Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING FEBRUARY 2018 40 TRADE SHOWS Japan CEO and Representative Officer Ed Bowers and Sega Sammy President and COO Haruki Satomi. Explaining the reasons behind such high-level attendance, Mecca told IAG at the time that, “Doing business in Japan is a very special opportunity. Japan is very interested in developing the IR business in a very Japanese way. The resort itself has to be iconic to the city and prefecture of where we are doing business. “In all of our conversations with the government and corporations their focus has been that they want the resorts to be incredibly special, they want them to represent Japan and the city and the prefecture where they are going to be built and they recognize that in order to do that there has got to be a significant investment. “Certainly every IR company would like to be selected to be part of an IR in Japan.” Once again, JgC will be held at the Conrad, Tokyo and is the largest event of its type in this exciting new market. “We are excited to bring the Japan Gaming Congress back for its third year running,” said Event Director of JgC at Clarion Gaming, Rory Credland. “The success of the last two events, coupled with the most recent election updates in Japan, show that the event continues to drive heavy interest from attendees both domestically in Japan and abroad within the gaming industry. We look forward to a conference full of valuable discussions from both industry and government leaders as Japan looks to the future of IR development and entertainment within the country.” This year’s agenda includes discussions on maximizing the non-gaming side of IRs and opportunities for the local community; investment and finance – best practice for constructing consortiums; operator visions for the market; responsible gaming; and security. “The event will continue to see an enhanced presence by key Japanese authorities, including figures from the central government and a wide variety of prefectures.” IAG to Chair Day 2 at JgC! Inside Asian Gaming will boast a strong presence at this year’s Japan Gaming Congress with Managing Editor Ben Blaschke in attendance and CEO Andrew W Scott chairing Day 2. Please come and say hi!