Writer: Ben Blaschke — Managing Editor--IAG
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
Focus on Asia: Predicting China’s COVID-zero end a fool’s game
As the saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” It’s a mantra many geopolitical and industry experts might... more
