Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN MAY 2019 6 Cover Image 表紙写真: Cover 表紙： Eduardo Martins Suncity Group Chairman, Alvin Chau サンシティー・グループのアルヴィン・チャウ会長 エドワルド・マーティンス MAY 2019年 5月 CONTENTS 目次 TRADE EVENTS 84 Up in lights The G2E Asia Awards return in 2019 with a lavish Gala Dinner at The Parisian Macao on the first evening of G2E Asia on Tuesday 21 May. IN FOCUS 40 Deconstructing Donaco Donaco International has falling revenue, no CEO, a multinational legal dispute with a major shareholder, a new largest shareholder that wants out, a gutted share price and a pair of unmatched frontier market border casinos. Otherwise, it’s doing great. JAPAN 52 Making it count The start of the new “Reiwa” era will also kick off Japan’s IR action and Osaka continues to lead the charge, aiming for an IR opening in 2024. But what will be the major deciding factors? INDUSTRY PROFILE 58 Mark Howell: African ambition Having come a long way from his home nation of South Africa, Mark Howell now calls Macau home in his role as Head of Sales, Asia for TCSJOHNHUXLEY. 142 EVENTS CALENDAR JAPAN 68 Why not Wakayama? Governor Nisaka sees synergy with an Osaka IR and has a seaside site that’s shovel ready, as he explains to Inside Asian Gaming. Breakfast Briefs 12 TECH TALK 64 Transformation of casino operators Igor Rus, Director of Systems at high-end software and technology provider Comtrade Gaming, talks about utilizing available data. COLUMNISTS 78 Blockchain: Now and the future Alphaslot CEO Raymond Chan explains the theory behind blockchain and why it will open so many doorways in the future. COLUMNISTS 34 Nepal’s IR opportunity Nepalese authorities are looking to better position the nation to capitalize on Asia’s investment boom, including within the casino and IR industry, says Glenn McCartney. SOLUTION SHOWCASE 94 Scientific Games 110 IGT 122 Novomatic 98 Aristocrat 126 XSG 102 GPI 114 Dallmeier 130 Abbiati 106 Aruze 118 Matsui 134 Ainsworth 138 Simtech