Pursuing Asian Investments
The Asian land and online casino gambling industry are consistently mentioned as
the new frontier for gambling companies – but investment companies and the major
gambling brands are less certain that the Asian-Pacific region is opening any
time soon. There are certainly areas that are very receptive to land gambling
opportunities – Macau for example rivals Las Vegas in land gambling revenue. But
many other regions in Asia have either ambiguous land and online casino gambling
regulations or an outright ban. The current state of the Asian gambling industry
is at the forefront of the upcoming Asian Gambling Briefing conference taking
place in October.
As the Asian land and online casino gambling industries come at the forefront of
discussions, the fall conference expects record numbers of industry veterans to
attend the conference briefing. Specifically up for discussion are the many
assertions that the Asian land gambling industry could bring in $37.2 billion
annually in just five short years – this would mean more than doubling the
regions gambling revenue over current levels and is wholly contingent on the
planned opening of the various major Asian gambling markets. And though
reputable companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers have asserted the industry
growth participants at the conference will debate the likelihood of more open
land and online casino gambling regulations in the coming years.
As it stands though, Macau, Thailand, and Singapore, are the target areas for
expansion and Macau is already on the path toward higher revenues – the island
is welcoming even more land casinos and resorts as a way to build gambling
traffic onto the island. The only form of gambling that is still most definitely
banned across Asia is the online casino gambling industry. Regions are support
internet gaming at this point but internet gambling is still a ways on the
horizon. |