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_2021-03-31
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) CEO Dr. Mario Hardy sees a slow recovery for Asia’s tourism markets, though remains optimistic about the future of travel.

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_2021-03-31
Jennifer Song, equity analyst with Morningstar, spoke with Asia Gaming Brief managing editor Sharon Singleton about visitation to Macau during the recent Chinese New Year period and the outlook for recovery. The longer-than-usual May holiday may be a...

_2021-03-31
In this April edition of Asia Gaming Briefings we take the pulse of how the North Asia jurisdictions of Japan, South Korea and the Russian Far East have fared.

_2021-03-31
The world is bouncing back, or at least coming to grips with the fact that going forward not much will be the same as before. Commendably, this industry quickly understood the need to adapt to a new normal, and that the days of targeting the low hanging...

_2021-02-02
Over the years, many of the answers have been remarkably prescient in their forecasts for the near-term direction of Asia’s gaming industry. However, we can safely say that no one came anywhere close to guessing what 2020 may have had in store.

_2020-11-13
While nowhere in the world has escaped the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis, Macau has been hit harder than most, with forecasts for gross domestic product to shrink more than 50 percent this year.

_2020-11-13
Before the Covid-19 crisis, tourism in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region was at a record high, on track to welcome 80 million visitors in 2019, generating some $90 billion in revenue.

_2020-10-08
IN FOCUS: SPORTS BETTING Ball games bounce back. Major sporting events are slowly ramping up around the world and with them the drama and surprises, not all of them good for sports betting operators.

_2020-08-11
Although the 31st AGE won’t be happening until next August, organizers remain committed to connecting buyers with sellers, experts with operators.

_2020-05-05
The industry is facing its darkest days. Properties have shut down, manufacturing supply chains have been shattered, F&B and retailers have no one to service. For the first time in modern history Macau’s casinos were shut down - something that not even...

_2020-03-18
March has been for Manila. Since the inception of the ASEAN Gaming Summit three years hence, Manila has played host to the industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities the region presents.

_2020-02-10
Freezing temperatures will not be enough to deter what is arguably the largest yearly gathering of the global gaming industry in London in early February. Known for encompassing both online and land-based spheres, ICE 2020 will kick off the industry's...

_2020-02-06
Asia Gaming Brief is publishing this special December edition as our way of sharing in the celebration of an important historical landmark in the development of Macau, both politically and socio-economically. Macau, as a Special Administrative Region...

_2020-01-02
As Macau is preparing to enter a second cycle in the development of the gaming industry -- seeking to maintain its market leadership while at the same time striving to diversify -- we take an indepth look at the competition. The Philippines was a travel...

_2019-11-12
It's been a full year at Asia Gaming Brief. As well as the eBrief headline digest the team brings you daily, and the timely print editions, it's been full swing on the field. Building from a number of social functions and a full-on third edition of the...

_2019-09-07
Over the last few years, Indochina has transitioned from being an alternative market to an industry hotbed for the casino gaming industry. Cambodia and Vietnam, in particular, have experienced galloping speeds of development, though Myanmar and Laos are...