Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2021年4月 亞博匯 84 By Tomo Yamamoto POSSIBILITY OR NECESSITY? If there is one inevitability that has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic it is that the world is increasingly going online. The gambling industry is no different. Sports betting is already among the big movers in this space, particularly in the United States after the US Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on single-game wagering in 2018. Will Japan follow suit or maintain its seclusion on this front? IAG takes a look at the possibilities regarding this issue going forward. 是能是需？ 如果要說有甚麼事藉由這次新冠疫情肺炎大流行突顯出來的話，那就是 整個世界正逐漸走向網上。博彩行業亦是如此。體育博彩已經是在這方面 的其中一大推手，這事情在美國最高法院於2018年駁回一項針對單一賽 事投注的聯邦禁令後在美國尤其明顯。到底日本是會跟隨，還是維持其遺 世獨立的姿態呢？《亞博匯》就探討了在這事情上幾個可能的發展方向。 文 山本智行 JAPAN