Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2020年5月 亞博匯 36 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in April, but for now the government’s IR timeline hasn’t changed. 日本首相安倍晉三在四月宣布該國進入緊急狀態，但目前政府的IR計劃表尚未有變動。 COLUMNISTS T he world continues to change and evolve at a rapid pace with the outbreak of COVID-19. It began to hit the gaming industry in a meaningful way with the shutdown of the casinos in Macau back in February. The effects have now spread throughout the industry, just as the disease has, to encompass almost every corner of the gaming world - from Cambodia to the United States and from the Philippines to Europe, including online operations as well as casinos. The industry continues to face challenges regarding how and when to reopen, while operators also look at future development opportunities that may still exist, with the bullseye of opportunity first and foremost centered on Japan. Japan has faced its own challenges over the last few months as COVID-19 has gripped the nation. Despite a difficult series of events that have dominated headlines in recent months, namely the controversial Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama SlowingdowntheCentralGovernment timeline by six months to a year can only help, allowing these major operators to regain the foothold they held just a few months ago. 只有將日本政府的時間表撥慢六個月至一年， 才有助於這些主要運營商重新回到他們幾個 月前的立足之處。