"The Japanese will need to study and learn from a variety of existing markets, including Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas,” says Chris Wieners, managing partner of the congress’ official marketing partner HOGO.
"Integral to the success will be the alignment of operators with a strong Japanese partner, ” notes Wieners, explaining that "the Japan Gaming Congress is the first of many events aimed at further developing relationships between senior executives from the operators and domestic Japanese firms interested in the future development of these integrated resorts”.
These operators include groups operating locally such as MGM, Melco Crown and Las Vegas Sands, which Wieners notes as having referred to Japan "as the ‘holy grail’ of integrated resort opportunities”.
The congress will be held from May 10 to 12 in Tokyo, at the Grand Hyatt in the Roppongi district in Tokyo.
