Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN MAY 2020 4 Cover 表紙： MAY 2020年 5月 CONTENTS 目次 Las Vegas Review-Journal COLUMNISTS 32 If Japan builds it, will they come? Global Market Advisors’ Brendan D. Bussmann examines the potential timeline adjustments Japan should make in the wake of COVID-19 to ensure global IR operators stay committed. COLUMNISTS 62 In defense of Macau’s junket licensing regime Former gaming regulator David Green explains why Macau’s regulatory model for the VIP Promotion, or “junket”, industry continues to be in the best interests of both the Macau SAR and the People’s Republic of China. JAPAN 38 IR2.0 One of two companies to respond to Wakayama’s RFP assessment call in April, Suncity Group has grand plans for a Japanese integrated resort with its IR2.0 concept. JAPAN 72 The Nagasaki challenge IAG speaks with Nagasaki Prefecture Planning Division’s IR Promotion Assistant Sectional Chief, Masahiko Kunihiro, to discuss the progress of Nagasaki’s IR bid. JAPAN 46 Osaka’s IR outlook IAG speaks with Natsuna Sakurai, director of the Association for Business of Integrated Resort, about the long-term prospects for an Osaka IR in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 80 EVENTS CALENDAR Daily Briefs 10 FEATURES 54 Creation theory Having recently been appointed President and CEO of Sega Sammy Creation – the casino supply arm of Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings – Scott Winzeler tells IAG about the company’s plans for Asia and beyond.