Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 30 contemporary lifestyle theme. First with Sofitel – the Sofitel brand is modern, contemporary French lifestyle. We can bring something very different, let’s say a Champagne Bar or Moulin Rouge kind of shows that are very French, European style, very sleek, like modern lifestyle. The other one, Emblems, is going to be very modern, Korean lifestyle. Even inside one property, it won’t be like The Parisian Macao or The Venetian Macao which are very antique. This will be contemporary, modern lifestyle. I haven't decided what the third brand is going to be yet, but it could be Spanish with a little bit of a Filipino touch or maybe American style. So with the two ideas – the first integrated resort with that kind of theme and then the golf as well, I’m pretty confident it’s going to be something very, very different from what has previously existed in the Philippines or even in Macau. It's going to be very, very different. BB: You mentioned UNLV, stating that golf was one of the least valuable uses of land, and that may well be true in Las Vegas, but is it perhaps a lot more valuable in Clark? DH: Yes, well a lot of experts are from Vegas. But you know, what we have to remember is that Las Vegas still has 50% or 60% [of visitors] or even higher coming from nearby states. They are local. And when westerners go to a golf course, they just pay for the round themselves and play. But Koreans? Asians? No. When they play, they ask, “What’s the bet – lunch or dinner? What’s the bet per stroke?” Even in the Philippines when I play with my Filipino friends, that’s what we do. So, this Asian culture is very, very different. These people have that kind of approach at the golf course, so when they go to the casino, what will their behavior be? It’s going to be different, because for westerners this is part of the entertainment. They might COVER STORY