NIPPON INSIGHTS
Osaka IR looks lonely after local firms eschew contracts
At one point the most anticipated IR development, these are now lonely days for the Osaka Yumeshima IR, whose buzz has become nearly inaudible, following a dramatic shift in local business attitudes.
Yokohama mayoral race becoming crowded and unpredictable
Anyone who thought that the Yokohama mayoral race would be between the pro-IR incumbent and a major anti-IR opposition challenger has watched that scenario go out the window over the past couple weeks.
JAPAN HEADLINES
PM Suga announces backing of anti-IR Yokohama candidate
Japan PM Yoshihide Suga has made public his support for his former cabinet member Hachiro Okonogi under an anti-casino stance.
Niki Chyau Fwu fills out its Nagasaki consortium proposal
The Niki Chyau Fwu (Parkview) Group, one of the three finalists seeking to become the IR operator partner of Nagasaki Prefecture, has become the first operator to reveal most of its potential consortium.
IAGR Boston Conference
IAGR’s annual conference brings senior international gambling regulators and industry stakeholders together to hear from leading speakers, discuss known and emerging issues and connect...
SiGMA Americas Virtual Expo
The SiGMA Americas Virtual show will run from the 13th to the 14th of September, 2021. Features include a fully interactive expo floor, networking chat rooms, and a high-profile line up of panelists.
EGR Power Affiliates Summit
The EGR Power Affiliates Summit is returning for 2021 as an in-person event, and will be one of the first opportunities for the leaders of the egaming industry to come together face-to-face in over 18 months.
Asia Gaming Briefings – June 2021 Edition
For this edition of our magazine, we focus on Southeast Asia, with a particular look at the Philippines. The country’s casino industry has been among the hardest hit in Asia, with the integrated resorts in Manila’s Entertainment City having remained mostly closed to the general public since the beginning of the crisis last year.
Asia Gaming Briefings – April 2021 Edition
In this April edition of Asia Gaming Briefings we take the pulse of how the North Asia jurisdictions of Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East have fared.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Feb 2021 Edition
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.