Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 28 COVER STORY this local market, golf [follows the economy], so when the economy experiences growth, golf grows together with it. That’s what happened in Korea. What I see in China and also in the Philippines, even during this pandemic, is younger people playing more golf, so that’s what I want to focus on. And that’s the reason why we have fantastic brands, like Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, KJ Choi, and we have Banyan Tree and that kind of brand on 450 hectares. And the idea: if we are thinking about VIP players and if they are serious golfers, then 10% of them will look for this. They’re going to be very happy to look for an IR where they can enjoy themselves and play golf. You compare that to Entertainment City which is very difficult because of the traffic. If you’re caught in the traffic on yourway toplay golf, youprobably have to spend almost four hours – which is like spending one round of golf – on the street. Plus, if this is going to be the only IR in Asia offering these kinds of very nice brands along with the golf, then not only locals but also Chinese, Singaporeans, Malaysians, everybody who is interested in playing golf and in gaming entertainment – this is going to be their first priority. That’s how we make things different. The other one is recently signing a contract with Accor for the Sofitel and Emblems brands, which are luxury brands. Like the Entertainment City project, I want to make this nice, but kind of different. How can we make it different? By reflecting different countries. So the [New Clark City development] is going to be a