Writer: Ben Blaschke — Managing Editor--IAG
Focus on Asia: A good time to INSPIRE
Last month’s opening of the casino at Mohegan’s new South Korean integrated resort, INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in Incheon, will serve as... more
Focus on Asia: The value of vision
I recently wrote an opinion piece in which I questioned the vision Australian state governments have for the nation’s integrated casino... more
Focus on Asia: Time flies when you’re having fun
What a difference a year makes. As I sit here penning this piece, I am starkly reminded of the same time 12 months ago when Macau – still... more
Focus on Asia: Isolation nation
Australian state governments and their respective regulatory bodies could do well to take a leaf out of the Singapore playbook when it... more
Focus on Asia: India — A tale of taxes
Boasting the largest population on the planet as of April 2023, India is arguably the single most exciting gaming jurisdiction anywhere in... more
Focus on Asia: Remote control
In the often-murky world of Asia’s online gaming scene, where regulated markets are few and far between, the Philippines is emerging as a... more
Focus on Asia: Winning margins — How Macau is set to become more profitable than ever before
If there were two key takeaways from the recent Q2 earnings season in Macau, they were that margins in 2023 are fundamentally higher than... more
Focus on Asia: Travel troubles
For many of us, the resumption of travel post-COVID has by now well and truly returned to normal, with pandemic-restricted days long ago... more
Focus on Asia: Gray matter
What is the future of online gaming in Asia? It’s a question raised often at gaming conferences around the world, yet one that is not so... more
Focus on Asia: The calamity of unintended consequences
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked-off in Las Vegas this week with the first of 95 events set to take place over the course of the... more
