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Asia Gaming Brief is an intelligence service providing up to date market information for executives on relevant gaming issues in Asia.

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Asia Gaming Brief is an intelligence service providing up to date market information for executives on relevant gaming issues in Asia.

    PH Senator Sherwin Gatchalian: time to end all POGOs

    PH Senator Sherwin Gatchalian: time to end all POGOs

    The end of all POGOs. That’s the objective of Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Speaking to AGB, the official says that just ending POGOs is not enough to restore the country’s reputation, also calling for a complete restructuring of the regulatory body – confining PAGCOR to only be an operator, while setting up a new regulator – the opposite of PAGCOR’s current divestment plans.

    • 21 min
    Macau forecasts cut as Covid recovery continues to drag

    Macau forecasts cut as Covid recovery continues to drag

    Macau’s operators continue to struggle with vastly reduced revenue and visitation levels as China pushes on with its zero-Covid policy. In today’s podcast, we speak with Morningstar analyst Jennifer Song, who has recently cut her forecasts for Macau this year. We also discuss China’s efforts to discourage its citizens from traveling overseas and the concerning reports that Beijing may be denying visas to frequent gamers to Macau.

    • 11 min
    Skill-based slots similar to when TITO took over coins. It’ll take time

    Skill-based slots similar to when TITO took over coins. It’ll take time

    Earlier this month, Asia Gaming Brief reached out to two skill-based slot manufacturers to understand what happened to skill-based slots after all the hype that surrounded them in 2019. In today’s Face-to-Face interview, Asia Gaming Brief editor Felix Ng further explores some of the issues raised in the article with Michael Darley, CEO of Next Gaming.

    • 11 min
    Dr. Jaeyeon Choe on South Korean outbound tourist trends

    Dr. Jaeyeon Choe on South Korean outbound tourist trends

    Dr. Jaeyeon Choe, a lecturer at Swansea University and expert on Korean outbound travel trends chats with Asia Gaming Brief editor Felix Ng about the South Korean outbound tourist and how they've changed post-pandemic. We also discuss top tips for catering to this tourist at your integrated resort.

    • 15 min
    Brendan Bussmann on disappointment in Japan, recovery in Asia

    Brendan Bussmann on disappointment in Japan, recovery in Asia

    Brendan Bussman, managing partner of B Global, discusses what next in Japan after only two bids were put forward for one of the three licenses on offer in what was predicted to be the golden goose for gaming in Asia. He also discusses opportunities in Thailand and the recovery around the region.

    • 15 min
    Wolfgang Arlt, COTRI on China's reopening timeline

    Wolfgang Arlt, COTRI on China's reopening timeline

    The recent lockdowns in Shanghai and Guangdong are unmistakable signs that China will not be backing down from its zero-Covid policy, at least for the rest of 2022. In Today’s Face-to-Face interview, Professor Wolfgang Arlt, Founder, and CEO of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) discuss whether these lockdowns have pushed back his expected China reopening timeline. He also discusses the significance of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Chinese Community Party in October and what this means for China’s hardline policy stances, such as that of zero-covid.

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