Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING MAR 2019 4 MAR 2019 Cover Image: 16 COVER STORY CONTENTS Breakfast Briefs 10 Galaxy Entertainment Group Vice Chairman Francis Lui shares straight talk on the PearlRiverDelta,retendering, Boracay, Hengqin and more. Galaxy Entertainment Group Francis Lui: Growing the Galaxy JAPAN 26 An IR by Osaka, for Osaka Osaka’s IR Local Alliance is making its presence known in the battle for influence over an Osaka integrated resort – no matter which overseas operator ultimately wins the bid. TRADE EVENTS 32 Best of the best The 12 awards categories for the 2019 G2E Asia Awards, to be held on Tuesday 21 May 2019 during G2E Asia, have now been revealed. FEATURES 36 New kids on the block Inside Asian Gaming speaks with Albert Yu, Chief Operating Officer at blockchain innovator Alphaslot, about the company’s plans to transform the gaming industry. IN FOCUS 42 The female touch Helen Galloway is leading the fight for gender equality in the gaming industry in her role as CEO of Women in Gaming Australasia. JAPAN 50 Potential for sports betting in Japan The possibility of sports betting being provided in the first phase of Japanese IRs is very low. But is the reason for its exclusion in the IR guidelines contradictory? TECH TALK 54 Higher intelligence The potential future uses for artificial intelligence in the gaming and hospitality industries are countless, as Inside Asian Gaming explains. 58 EVENTS CALENDAR