Writer: Ben Blaschke — Managing Editor--IAG
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
Focus on Asia: Japan — Is something better than nothing?
The day we thought might never come has finally arrived. On Friday 14 April, Japan’s central government finally approved development of the... more
Focus on Asia: Thailand must learn from Japan’s IR mistakes
If the murmurings emanating from the nation’s parliament are to be believed, Thailand could well be on the verge of realizing a dream few... more
Focus on Asia: Corporate punishment — When is enough, enough?
I’ll start this column with full disclosure: I’m a [small] shareholder in Star Entertainment Group, so what I’m about to say either comes... more
Focus on Asia: Macau GGR recovery — A new hope
The speed with which Macau’s short-term prospects have turned around since the start of the year is nothing short of staggering. As... more
Focus on Asia: Want to attract foreigners? Make Macau the poker capital of Asia
In what has become a point of widespread debate, the Macau SAR Government has called on its gaming concessionaires to significantly... more
Focus on Asia: An uncertain future
As I sit in my home office penning this editorial, it is now more than three years since I last stepped foot in Macau and for all I know it... more
