Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN MAR 2020 24 Knightsbridge or something like you can in Manila. It’s inside the city. It’s not close to the city but actually on the inside. AWS: IAG recently spent a week in Clark and saw first-hand how much development is taking place there regarding casino expansion. Is Clark a threat to Entertainment City? EKR: I don’t think so. The density is in Metro Manila. AWS: So when they build that highway that goes all the way to Clark and it becomes quite easy to get there, you don’t expect that to affect your figures? EKR: People thought when City of Dreams opened it would affect our figures, but it grew the market. People said when Okada opened it would affect the figures but it grew the market. Each year when a new property has opened our revenue has grown. A new property expands the market. That seems to be the way in this business. AWS: So you must be a believer in the cluster effect like, for example, Macau or Las Vegas? EKR: If I wasn’t before, I am now. “I know in Japan pachinko is very popular, but do they actually play baccarat? We don’t see much of that here, even though there’s a lot of Japanese in the Philippines.” 「日本ではパチンコが非常に人気があるの は知っていますが、彼らは実際バカラはする のでしょうか？フィリピンには日本人がたくさ んいるにもかかわらず、ここではそれがあまり 見られません」 COVER STORY