Fierce competition is expected among major gaming
industry players to vie for developing casino resorts in a specific location in
Thailand, believed to be the country’s capital Bangkok, a G2E Asia 2022 panel
heard.
On the first day of G2E Asia 2022 Special Edition:
Singapore, a three-day gaming industry trade show being held in the Southeast
Asian country for the first time, a panel of executives from global gaming
operators discussed the outlooks of Asian gaming jurisdictions, including the
potential of the Thai market.
“We’re monitoring where Thailand goes,” said
Ed Bowers, president of global development of United States-based gaming
operator MGM Resorts International, which is also the parent company of
Macau gaming operator MGM China Holdings.
“They [Thai authorities] are looking at
potentially five different market areas. Frankly, I…
