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“Mr. Yen” led Yokohama IR selection committee closed to the public
The committee established by the Yokohama municipal government to select its IR consortium partner has elected the famous former Finance Ministry bureaucrat Eisuke Sakakibara (also known as “Mr. Yen”) and its chairman, and has opted to close its deliberations to the public.
MGM seeking to boost value from real estate
MGM Resorts International said its board has created a committee to study ways to extract more value out of its real estate portfolio.
Outline of casino management board revealed
The government has provided the first outline of the size and scope of the Casino Management Board, the main mission of which is to...
Hokkaido governor to set up IR experts committee
In a move apparently meant to buy time and give her political cover, Hokkaido Governor Harumi Takahashi indicated within the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly on...
Casino management board comes into focus
The structure of the Casino Management Board to be established under the IR Implementation Bill is coming into focus, as the government is revealing...
Prefectural IR committee tours Tokoname site
The Aichi prefectural committee in charge of studying the possibility for an IR license at Chubu Airport Island was given a tour of the...
Caesars unleashes US alliance heavyweights
Caesars Entertainment has made a powerful move in its campaign to win an IR license by establishing a three-person “Japan Advisory Committee” filled with...
Aichi governor gets behind Tokoname IR bid
On Tuesday, Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura announced that he would be establishing an experts’ research group with an eye toward supporting Tokoname city’s possible...
IR experts’ committee finishes its report
On Monday, the eight-member Experts’ Committee advising the Abe government on its forthcoming IR Implementation Bill held its tenth and final regular meeting, wrapping...
Life After POGOs – AGB Dossier
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.
Australian market report: How to adapt to the new normal
Covid-19 forced the rapid and unexpected closure of venues across Australia, changing the operating environment with unprecedented speed and leaving managers scrambling to adapt...
Life After POGOs – AGB Pop-Up Forum
The Philippines and Asia’s online gaming industry is going through uncertain times, with the gaming regulator seeing more and more operators leaving the country for greener pastures.
Acquiring & Retaining iGaming Customers
In this AGB Webinar Series, we covered the newest strategies for iGaming player acquisition and retention.
Attracting players, not fraudsters
With sports betting restarting we are now seeing traffic levels return to pre-COVID levels. The same is unfortunately true for fraudulent activities as operators tempt players, both new and existing, with lucrative bonuses and attractive game offerings.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Dec 2020 Edition
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.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Nov 2020 Edition
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.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Oct 2020 Edition
Before the Covid-19 crisis, tourism in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region was at a record high, on track to welcome 80 million visitors in 2019, generating some $90 billion in revenue.