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Brendan D. Bussmann, Partner, Global Market Advisors The Daily Download: What impact will COVID-19 have on Japan’s IR timeline?Brendan Bussmann: Currently, the only COVID-19 impacts on the Japan IR timeline have been felt at the prefecture level. As local governments have had to redirect resources, the IR RFP selection process has been delayed.Operators have also […]

The Chairman of Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR, Andrea Domingo,  says there has never been a more important time than now to crack down on illegal online gaming operators in the Philippines. Delivering the keynote speech to launch both ICE Asia Digital and SiGMA Asia Focus on Monday, Domingo stressed that agencies such as PAGCOR –

The Philippines is not just the iGaming capital of Asia, but the iGaming capital of the world, according to KMiGaming CEO Keith McDonnell. Speaking during a session titled “Focus Philippines: Asia’s undisputed hub for iGaming?” during Day 1 of SiGMA Focus Asia on Monday, McDonnell – who has spent the past decade helping European operators

Chris Armes, Chief Information Officer, Gig The Daily Download: To what extent has the demand for rapid data management grown in recent times and why?Chris Armes: There has been significant growth, 5% to 10% in the last 12 months, and for a couple of reasons. Regulators want to know what is going on in more

Starr Xian is Managing Partner of EvolutionHR. She holds an MBA in Strategic Management & Marketing from The University of Saint Joseph Macau and a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Business Management from the Institute for Tourism Studies Macau. She is an expert with over 15 years of experience specializing in both expatriate and local recruitment

Eman Pulis, Founder and CEO, SiGMA Group (SiGMA Asia Focus organizer) The Daily Download: What can we expect from SiGMA Asia Focus? Eman Pulis: We’re incredibly excited to explore this new vertical. We have jumped straight in and launched two new virtual conferences; SiGMA Asia Focus and SiGMA Deep Tech. There is a huge appetite

Kate Chambers, Managing Director, Clarion Gaming (ICE Asia Digital organizer) The Daily Download: What can we expect from ICE Asia Digital?Kate Chambers: In terms of ICE Asia Digital, you should look for it to be an event in the same way you would consider going to a physical event. One of the main things we

Andrew W Scott, Vice Chairman and CEO, Inside Asian Gaming The Daily Download: Why has casino gaming in Japan taken so long to become reality?Andrew Scott: Both culturally and commercially, Japan has historically been very careful and  very methodical when it comes to planning. This is a new industry in Japan with no real equivalent

Kevin Clayton, former Chief Marketing Officer, Galaxy Entertainment Group The Daily Download: Which jurisdictions in Asia have suffered the heaviest toll from COVID-19 and why?Kevin Clayton: Macau has been the gaming destination hardest hit by COVID due to the scale of revenue losses, scale of each resort operation and costs incurred during lockdown.  It must

Joe Pisano, CEO, Jade Entertainment The Daily Download: What does the road ahead look like for IRs in Asia?Joe Pisano: In the short term we’re going to have reduced capacity, social distancing laws will apply, every second machine will be turned off, tables will have a maximum of three to four players, no clusters, heat