AGB Nippon Executive Editor Michael Penn speaks to CNMI opposition lawmaker Tina Sablan about the ongoing saga over Imperial Pacific International. The Democratic Representative in the Northern Marianas Legislature makes clear that she believes that CNMI regulators dropped the ball and that the entire way that the issue has been handled raises concerns about the possibility of corrupt behavior.
FBM has been developing its slots offer over the last three years, with operations established in Europe and North America. The company is now accelerating its slots expansion campaign in Asia
This Dossier results from the “Life After POGOs” editorial project by Asia Gaming Brief which culminated with a pop-up digital forum on 9th December to discuss potentials ramifications in the industry.
The eight casinos on Jeju island, South Korea, may soon be required to enhance their contributions to the local community as concerns have risen about their possible negative impacts on the region.
The New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association claims Macau Legend has told some casino staff to accept their annual bonus in the form of consumption vouchers, or face demotions.
The world is bouncing back, or at least coming to grips with the fact that going forward not much will be the same as before. Commendably, this industry quickly understood the need to adapt to a new normal, and that the days of targeting the low hanging fruit of the VIP sector are gone.
Over the years, many of the answers have been remarkably prescient in their forecasts for the near-term direction of Asia’s gaming industry. However, we can safely say that no one came anywhere close to guessing what 2020 may have had in store.
While nowhere in the world has escaped the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis, Macau has been hit harder than most, with forecasts for gross domestic product to shrink more than 50 percent this year.
