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Research Brief by GMA quoted on Asia Gaming Brief

GMA warns Japanese policymakers against “killing the golden goose”

Global Market Advisors issued a research brief on Monday about the current status of the IR project in Japan, including a warning to Japanese policymakers against “killing the golden goose.”

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Research Brief by GMA quoted on casino.org

Tokyo Expected to Enter Integrated Resort Bidding, Alter Casino Operators’ Proposal Strategies

Tokyo is expected to soon announce its candidacy to land one of Japan’s three forthcoming integrated resorts (IR), and analysts say that will overhaul the bidding strategies for casino operators

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Paper from GMA quoted in Focus Asia Pacific

Tokyo likely to join race for IR licence in Japan

Global Market Advisors says it is a case of its not when the city will join the likes of Osaka and Yokohama in the bidding for an IR licence.

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Paper from GMA quoted in GGR Asia

Abe to stick to 2021 casino schedule, Tokyo to bid: GMA

The January 2021 to July 2021 application period for local authorities to ask Japan’s central government for the right to host a casino resort “will likely not move for a host of reasons,” suggests a research paper from consultancy firm Global Market Advisors, LLC (GMA).

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Becky Harris quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal

Ex-Nevada gaming regulator conflicted on COVID-19 business openings

by Richard N. Velotta

Tony Alamo is going to war.

After spending 19 years as a regulator, 12 of them with the Nevada Gaming Commission, Alamo has decided that the place for him to be now is in the medical field, his chosen career.  The war he is entering is against COVID-19, the respiratory illness that has decimated the industry he has overseen after growing up the son of a Las Vegas gaming industry executive.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted on CDC Gaming Reports

‘Opening up America’ guidelines leave casino industry speculating where it fits

by Howard Stutz

The ink was still wet on the White House’s 18-page plan for re-opening the U.S. economy when gaming insiders began pouring through the document to figure out how casinos might fit into the three phases.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted on SportsHandle.com

Tennessee Sports Betting Rules Include Controversial, Novel ‘Payout Cap’

by Jill R. Dorson

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Board of Directors in a telephone conference on Wednesday unanimously approved final TN sports betting rules, and in doing so became the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to stipulate how much money legal sportsbook operators may pay out overall on total bets taken.  The board has been mulling this provision for months and finally agreed on a 90% cap, or put another way, sportsbooks must “hold” or keep at least 10% of all wagers annually.  The concern is that downstream impact on bettors and the impact on the way sportsbooks typically do business.

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Brendan Bussmann interviewed on CalvinAyre.com

Brendan Bussmann gives tips for Japan, Brazil, and other emerging markets

Going into a new, emerging market can be tricky, even more so when they haven’t entirely established their regulations.  To do it right, it’s best to check with an expert first, so CalvinAyre’s Becky Liggero Fontana caught up with Brendan Bussmann of Global Market Advisors to talk about the current and future opportunities of Japan, Brazil and other emerging markets.

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Becky Harris quoted in CDC Gaming Reports

Former Nevada gaming regulator: No material reason to block Eldorado-Caesars deal

by Howard Stutz

Despite the current closure of the nation’s casino industry due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the former chairwoman of Nevada’s Gaming Control Board said she doesn’t see a material reason why regulators would block the $17.3 billion merger between Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, “based on publicly available information.”

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Steve Gallaway quoted in Inside Asian Gaming

Dark Days

by Ben Blaschke

“We anticipate Macau to be very, very quiet for quite a long time,” said Melco Resorts & Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call.

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