Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2019年5月 亞博匯 12 Cover Image 封面攝影： Cover 封面人物 : Eduardo Martins Suncity Group Chairman, Alvin Chau 太陽城集團主席周焯華 MAY 2019月 5月 CONTENTS 內容 TRADE EVENTS 104 Up in lights The G2E Asia Awards return in 2019 with a lavish Gala Dinner at The Parisian Macao on the first evening of G2E Asia on Tuesday 21 May. IN FOCUS 52 Deconstructing Donaco Donaco International has falling revenue, no CEO, a multinational legal dispute with a major shareholder, a new largest shareholder that wants out, a gutted share price and a pair of unmatched frontier market border casinos. Otherwise, it’s doing great. JAPAN 64 Making it count The start of the new “Reiwa” era will also kick off Japan’s IR action and Osaka continues to lead the charge, aiming for an IR opening in 2024. But what will be the major deciding factors? INDUSTRY PROFILE 70 Mark Howell: African ambition Having come a long way from his home nation of South Africa, Mark Howell now calls Macau home in his role as Head of Sales, Asia for TCSJOHNHUXLEY. 166 EVENTS CALENDAR JAPAN 82 Why not Wakayama? Governor Nisaka sees synergy with an Osaka IR and has a seaside site that’s shovel ready, as he explains to Inside Asian Gaming. Breakfast Briefs 18 TECH TALK 78 Transformation of casino operators Igor Rus, Director of Systems at high-end software and technology provider Comtrade Gaming, talks about utilizing available data. COLUMNISTS 94 Blockchain: Now and the future Alphaslot CEO Raymond Chan explains the theory behind blockchain and why it will open so many doorways in the future. COLUMNISTS 44 Nepal’s IR opportunity Nepalese authorities are looking to better position the nation to capitalize on Asia’s investment boom, including within the casino and IR industry, says Glenn McCartney. SOLUTION SHOWCASE 118 Scientific Games 134 IGT 146 Novomatic 122 Aristocrat 150 XSG 126 GPI 138 Dallmeier 154 Abbiati 130 Aruze 142 Matsui 158 Ainsworth 162 Simtech