"Once law is passed [in Japan], that would be a very interesting market. But we don’t know yet the final form and terms,” Bloomberry Chairman Enrique Razon Jr. said in a recent interview. "Japan will be a very good market.”
Bloomberry operates Solaire Resort & Casino in Pagcor Entertainment City in the Philippines. Last year, Bloomberry expanded to South Korea with the purchase of Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino and acquisition of two islands―Silmi Island and Muui Island―in a bid to expand its operations outside the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Razon said the number of Chinese arrivals in the Philippines significantly improved in October and November on improving relations between Manila and Beijing.
"In Solaire, Chinese arrivals into the gaming facility in November grew 130 %, and 80 % in October,” Razon said. "You more or less safely attribute that directly to our improved relations with China.”
Source: GMB / The Standard (Philipines)
