Writer: Andrew Klebanow — Klebanow Consulting
Focus on Asia: Will Korea’s foreigner-only casino industry survive the pandemic?
Over the past twelve months, the pandemic has impacted gaming jurisdictions across the globe in varying and often dramatic degrees.... more
Focus on Asia: The Olympics begin under China’s zero-Covid policy
The start of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will bring into focus the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) zero-Covid policy in front of... more
Focus on Asia: Transportation infrastructure in SE Asia and its impact on casino development
Transportation infrastructure has long played a critical role in the success of casino development. This has been demonstrated in... more
Focus on Asia: Possible impacts from China’s Zero Covid policy
As international travel between Asian nations begins to resume, casino operators in a number of jurisdictions have become cautiously... more
Focus on Asia: Gambling on the other side of Asia
For the past two decades, the international casino industry’s attention has been focused on East Asia. The emergence of Macau as the... more
Focus on Asia: Vladivostok — A Work in Progress
It has been over 14 years since Russian legislators passed regulations designating four regions within the Russian Federation as suitable... more
Focus on Asia: Clark — A Rapidly Emerging Gaming-Resort Destination
The search for the next opportunity to develop integrated resorts in Asia remains elusive. Japan, once seen as a market with the potential... more
Focus on Asia: The Saipan saga
Recent announcements that Imperial Pacific International (IPI), operator of the Imperial Palace Saipan, has had its gaming license... more
Focus on Asia: India – The gaming industry’s greatest development opportunity
The world’s largest and most successful integrated casino resort (IR) operators are faced with a dilemma. There are very few markets where... more
Focus on Asia: East Asian Casinos – A Not So Fast Recovery
As the summer travel season begins, the US casino industry appears to be in full recovery. Constraints on casino and restaurant capacity... more
