Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAR 2020年3月 亞博匯 30 COVER STORY AWS: If Bloomberry did win in Wakayama, what could we expect from your IR? EKR: Something in the US$3 billion to US$4 billion range. Japan does get a lot of Chinese tourists and that almost guarantees there would be some players from China, but if at some point there was a conflict in one of those disputed islands, you know, that could disappear overnight. So there are many factors to look into. AWS: Would it look something like Solaire or would it look different to Solaire? EKR: It would look something Japanese. AWS: How do you rate your chances in Japan? EKR: Things are still not clear, so I can’t really read that yet. AWS: Is it a high priority for you? EKR: It’s a market that is very attractive, so it has to be a high priority. But we’re still waiting for the rules to come out. But, of course, we’re highly interested. AWS: It’s very interesting to conjecture, isn’t it? What would the gaming floor of a Japanese IR actually look like? EKR: It’s an unknown. There is a tendency to gamble because you have the boating, horse racing, pachinko, so there is use potential. It’s just that we don’t know yet exactly what the Japanese want to play. AWS: Let’s move onto your property in Korea – Jeju Sun Hotel and Casino. How do you feel about that property now? Was it a wise investment and what are your future plans for it? EKR: It wasn’t a wise investment because so far it’s foreigners only. If locals cannot play, then you can never make a real property, a real resort. It will always be small, sort of like a niche player, and you’ll probably have difficulty growing from there. AWS: So what do you plan to do with it? EKR: Just keep it at the moment. Bloomberry ’ s South Korean casino, Jeju Sun. Bloomberry於韓國濟州島麗陽酒店及娛樂場。