Writer: Ben Blaschke — Managing Editor--IAG
Focus on Asia: Finally we meet again!
We’ll meet again, don’t know where, Don’t know when, But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day. – Dame Vera Lynn These famous words... more
Focus on Asia: Taken for a ride
For the umpteenth time, the Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) of Saipan – a U.S. commonwealth located in the Pacific about 2,650km east... more
Focus on Asia: Taking a gun to a fistfight
IAG attended gaming industry regulatory conference Regulating the Game in Sydney last month, and some of the rhetoric coming out of the... more
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
