Inside Asian Gaming
IAG OCT 2021年10月 亞博匯 72 JAPAN “We sought to bring a level of hospitality and tourism that would bring people to Yokohama, allow them to spend some time in the city and then continue on to see the country,” he said. Melco’s President, Evan Winkler, said the company “has always believed that Yokohama would benefit from a superlative, world-class IR proposal that would reflect the city’s lifestyle, culture and characteristics for the world to see. Our dedication to design excellence, quality and craftmanship and our focus on combining art, design and architecture into our integrated resort proposal reflected Japan’s rich heritage, humanities and aesthetic. “With an eye to the future, this project would have created a new Yokohama, one that could be seen as the world’s top destination for entertainment, leisure, sports and MICE events for years to come.” In fact, Melco’s IR design saw sports as a key area of contribution to the city’s long-term growth. One of its major initiatives should its IR have become reality was to build a sports center within the complex following input from the company’s
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