Macau eyes bigger sports role amid venue, schedule hurdles: Asian IR Summit

Industry insiders discuss Macao’s ‘sportainment’ future at the Asian IR Summit

Executives spent the summit’s final morning discussing how their casino-resorts can position the SAR as a hub for the emerging sports and entertainment sector The post Industry insiders discuss Macao’s ‘sportainment’ future at the Asian IR Summit  appeared first on Macao News.

Macau eyes bigger sports role amid venue, schedule hurdles: Asian IR Summit

While sports and entertainment events have bolstered visitation and revenue for local gaming operators and the broader economy, Macau still faces obstacles in its bid to become a top-tier sports hub, ranging from overlapping schedules and limited capacity to a lack of world-class competitions. That was the consensus among a panel of senior executives from local gaming operators at the Asian IR Summit held in Macau on Thursday. The panellists als…