Inside Asian Gaming

COVER STORY CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2018 FEATURES The man who would be Wynn Cover Image: Landing International 12 Breakfast Briefs COLUMNISTS 26 Super amenities Non-gaming amenities that stand out from the crowd are becoming an increasingly important aspect of global IRs. FEATURES 32 The man who would be Wynn Kazuo Okada says he’s been “vindicated” of the accusations that led to his ouster as vice chairman at Wynn Resorts, so he should have succeeded Steve Wynn as chairman – and he still might. TRADE EVENTS 40 Asian gaming’s night of nights IAG will host the very first Asian Gaming Power 50 Gala Dinner at Studio City on 23 November 2018, counting down this year’s “Big 50” during a glamorous evening. 44 New year, new look MGS Entertainment Show has reshaped its offerings as it celebrates six years in 2018. BLUE PAGES 50 Powering your live casino with nanoStream Cloud & H5Live Player The online market’s move from Flash to cross-platform HTML5-based technologies for live streaming applications has enabled iGaming platforms around the world to improve player experience. 54 “It’s all about what’s inside” for Aristocrat Aristocrat will display new additions to its Asian portfolio at MGS Entertainment Show 2018. 58 Token economy Alphaslot wants to use tokenization to expand casinos’ customer segments and bring the social, eSports and land-based gaming worlds together. 62 EVENTS CALENDAR Jeju Shinhwa World beat long odds to raise the bar for South Korea’s holiday island. Has Landing International’s US$1.5 billion IR launched a casino takeoff for Jeju and Korea? Happy Landing in Jeju 18