Writer: Andrew Klebanow — Klebanow Consulting
Focus on Asia: The Road to Sri Lanka
The prospect of integrated casino resorts in Sri Lanka is once again making headlines. The resorts would be part of a massive urban... more
Focus on Asia: When Gaming Regulatory Authorities Stumble
The aftershocks caused by the issuance of the Bergin Report in February of 2021 continue to reverberate across Oceana and East Asia. The... more
Focus on Asia: The Reckoning
For over two decades, casinos in East Asia and Oceana have targeted gamblers residing in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). From the VIP... more
Focus on Asia: The Road to Thailand
In January, Thailand’s prime minister announced that he was willing to explore the possibility of legalizing casino gambling in the... more
Focus on Asia: Suncity’s Path From Junket Promoter to Integrated Resort Developer
As widespread production of Covid-19 vaccines ramps up in early 2021, and as governments implement protocols to assure that inbound... more
Focus on Asia: NagaCorp’s Cambodia gambit
For nearly a decade, government policymakers in Cambodia have worked on developing a comprehensive law to govern the development,... more
Focus on Asia: Which countries will make it onto China’s travel blacklist?
In August of 2020, the Ministry of Tourism of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) announced that it had established a blacklist of... more
Focus on Asia: Will the pandemic change how Asian countries regulate smoking in casinos?
When COVID-19 first emerged as a global threat in February, Asian nations quickly responded by shutting down cross-border traffic and most... more
Focus on Asia: The emergence of regional market travel bubbles
When governments across the globe closed down their borders earlier this year in order to halt the spread of the Covid-19 virus,... more
Focus on Asia: Japan’s other casino industry
The process to bring integrated casino resorts to Japan continues to evolve, albeit at a very slow pace. With the government’s... more
