Inside Asian Gaming

JUNE 2018 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 23 COVER STORY FR: Well first of all, we know it is a very competitive environment and we also know our limitations. Are we the biggest gaming company in the world? Absolutely not. We have great respect for other companies in our industry. Obviously there is a level of competition but also a professional respect. What I would say is that in the US there are two types of casinos. There are casinos that are destination casinos of which we are one and I think Foxwoods is probably the ideal example of an integrated resort because we are 9 million square meters under roof, we are 1,600 acres, we have 2,200 rooms and suites, 40+ restaurants, a 300,000-square foot mall, 100 stores, two theaters, 300 shows a year and 175,000 square feet of convention and meeting space. Then of course there are casinos of convenience. They happen to be located near a population center on a highway. That’s typically not what we are – we try to give people more reasons to come to us, so I think any of the locations that are being discussed – Osaka, Yokohama, Tokyo, Nagasaki, Hokkaido – all have their own individual charm and appeal. But we certainly can’t help but notice that in some of the regional areas there is somewhat of an overlap in terms of what we’ve built in Connecticut and what some of the prefectures and communities are looking to build here. We are a perfect example of a destination resort where people are willing to drive a little further or travel a little further because once they get there, there is a whole feast of things to do. You could easily spend a week at Foxwoods and never eat breakfast in the same place twice, never eat lunch in the same place twice, never have dinner in the same place, never go to the same nightclub or bar. I think we’re a really good model for that. One of the things we’re really excited about is that we are creating a lot of attractions. We were just showing some colleagues our new zip line which goes from 350 feet off one of our towers, runs 3,800 feet and links to our museum, which is pretty unique. It’s three-quarters of a mile of zip line and you go 60 miles per hour. The Fox Tower at Foxwoods