Inside Asian Gaming

IAG DEC 2022年12月 亞博匯 34 gaming machines up from 67 tables and around 370 EGMs at the old Widus. Yet Hann is a perfect example of the development explosion that has the Philippines pegged as the single most exciting growth market in all of Asia-Pacific over the next five years. At least four new major integrated resort projects are scheduled to open in the coming years, including two new additions to Bloomberry’s Solaire portfolio. Solaire Resort North, located in Quezon City, is expected to launch in late 2023 while development on a third Solaire-branded resort will begin in 2024 in Cavite, south of Manila. Bloomberry is also set to purchase an unspecified, but potentially controlling stake in PH Resorts Group – the gaming and hospitality arm of Philippines business conglomerate Udenna Group. That investment would in theory provide the funds for PH Resorts Group to resume development on its Cebu integrated resort project, The Emerald Bay, which has stalled due to financial concerns. The Emerald Bay will become Cebu’s second five-star integrated resort following the recent soft launch of NUSTAR Resort and Casino. According to details of the proposed transaction filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange in May, Bloomberry’s pending investment will include a stake in Clark Grand Leisure Corp, the PH Resorts Group subsidiary that had been planning “Any new capacity is beneficial for the industry as a whole, as it attracts more players and translates to higher industry GGR.” – Maybank Securities 「任何新的運力都對整個行業有利，因為它 會吸引更多的參與者，同時轉化出更高的行 業GGR。」 ——馬來亞銀行 COVER STORY