Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAR 2020年3月 亞博匯 26 COVER STORY AWS: IAG recently spent a week in Clark and saw first-hand how much development is taking place there regarding casino expansion. Is Clark a threat to Entertainment City? EKR: I don’t think so. The density is in Metro Manila. AWS: So when they build that highway that goes all the way to Clark and it becomes quite easy to get there, you don’t expect that to affect your figures? EKR: People thought when City of Dreams opened it would affect our figures, but it grew the market. People said when Okada opened it would affect the figures but it grew the market. Each year when a new property has opened our revenue has grown. A new property expands the market. That seems to be the way in this business. AWS: So you must be a believer in the cluster effect like, for example, Macau or Las Vegas? EKR: If I wasn’t before, I am now. “I know in Japan pachinko is very popular, but do they actually play baccarat? We don’t see much of that here, even though there’s a lotofJapaneseinthePhilippines.” 「我知道彈珠機在日本很受歡迎，但是他 們真的會去玩百家樂嗎？儘管菲律賓有很 多日本人，但在我們這裏卻看不到太多日 本人玩百家樂。」