Inside Asian Gaming

6 Small No More A determined group of gaming machine manufacturers, most of them locally based, are taking a greater share of Asia’s casino floors. Lesser-known than the big names, perhaps, they’re just as creative, and in many ways more nimble, and certainly they’re aggressive. EVOLVING MACAU 16 Poor Little Rich Place Macau ranks as the sixth-wealthiest territory in the world as measured by GDP per capita. But the spoils of the gaming boom are not being shared evenly among its people. Could this lead to a Hong Kong-style social meltdown? 20 Perspective Shifts Macau’s economy is a one-trick pony, albeit a supercharged one, fed by the seemingly insatiable Chinese appetite to gamble. Yet, as robust as the pony appears, there’s no guarantee it will generate perpetual growth. IN FOCUS 30 Hail Manila Caesars Entertainment is rolling out an aggressive Asia strategy, following on its planned South Korea megaresort with a $1 billion plan for the same in Manila. TECH TALK 36 Unique Intersection As this summer’s merger mania swept up the world’s biggest slot manufacturers, Multimedia Games was pegged as one of the prime takeover targets. Few would have guessed the buyer would be Global Cash Access. 40 Beauty’s Bodyguards Tough on counterfeiters, easy on the eyes, the chips, plaques and jetons crafted by Gaming Partners International are still leading the way. BRIEFS 42 Regional Briefs 44 International Briefs 46 Events Calendar Contents November 2014 COVER STORY