The Japan Gaming Congress (JgC) is close to capacity with over 420 delegates now registered for the event, to be held from 10 to 11 May at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. The second ever JgC and first since 2014 will see a number of notable speakers taking part including Mark Frissora, CEO of Caesars Entertainment; John Raczka, former Vice President Entertainment Development & Operations, Melco Crown Entertainment; Masayo Watanabe, Senior Manager Sub-Leader for the Integrated Resort Support Office, Ernst & Young Japan; Masahiro Terada, Senior Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Japan) and Ed Bowers, CEO and Representative Officer, MGM Resorts Japan, LLC.
Inside Asian Gaming will also have a heavy presence at JgC with CEO Andrew W Scott moderating a panel on non-gaming within Japanese IRs and Editor-at-Large Muhammad Cohen chairing Day 1.
Rory Credland, Event Director for JgC, said, “The tremendous response from delegates reflects the importance of the lucrative gaming and hospitality market in Japan, estimated to be worth $40 billion.
“Japan, which is the third largest economy in the world, has been preparing itself as a potential gaming hub in Asia for some time and with the gaming industry now tuned into the prospects of addressing this huge market following the approval of the Integrated Resort Promotion Bill, the Congress has taken on huge significance.”
The Japan Gaming Congress is a two-day educational forum that will offer a clear, practical insight and understanding into the casino legislation in Japan. With a relatively short time to go before the first licences are issued, JgC provides an opportunity to fully understand the complex nature of IR Casinos in one of the potential superpowers in Asia. Topics to be covered at this year’s JgC, include: Building a MICE economy in conjunction with IR projects; Licensing regulations; Best practice in responsible gambling; IR locations and Financing IR projects.
