Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2023年2月 亞博匯 40 too. More than a decade ago we flagged Japan as the next great Asian gaming jurisdiction – and for a while it was. When that dream began falling by the wayside, we wrote in January 2021 that it was “crunch time” for Japan’s IR industry, then 12 months later followed up with the cover line “Opportunity lost” exploring how a dazzling promise had so dramatically faded. Perhaps MGM Resorts, with its spectacular US$9 billion Osaka IR concept, can salvage some Japanese pride should they eventually be awarded a license by Japan’s central government. We were among the first to recognize the impending doom in Saipan, home to shuttered casino Imperial Palace • Saipan, with our February 2017 cover story “Trouble in Paradise”. We also delved into Chow Tai Fook’s controversial acquisition of the Bahamian integrated resort Baha Mar in March of the same year and explored the Battle for Australia’s Gold Coast in August 2019. Along the way we’ve spoken to some of the biggest names in the industry, including interviews with the likes of Galaxy’s Francis Lui, Melco’s Lawrence Ho, former Over the years IAG has extensively covered the Japan casino opportunity — in good times and bad. 多年來，《亞博匯》一直持續關注及報道日本博彩業的發展。 COVER STORY 年8月著眼於澳洲的黃金海岸之爭。 自雜誌成立以來，本刊曾專訪了多 位業內知名人士，包括銀河娛樂的呂耀 東、新濠博亞娛樂的何猷龍、前太陽城 集團主席周焯華、Bloomberry Resorts Corp行政總裁兼主席、菲律賓排名最高 富豪之一的Enrique Razon Jr、近期的 皇冠行政總裁簡浩龍，還有對菲律賓博 彩業抱有遠見的Daesik Han。 所有這一切都在繼續擴大我們的品 牌影響力。2017年4月推出的每日行業 快訊《亞博匯早報》標誌著我們公司的 轉折點，推動我們成為全亞洲閱讀量最 高的B2B博彩行業媒體品牌。事實上， 在2022年5月Alexa網站排名系統停用之 前，《亞博匯》已經成為全球閱讀量最 大的博彩行業媒體。我們相信現在亦是 如此！ 同樣，「亞博匯50強」作為行業最