The "one Asia" illusion: Alex Czajkowski explores online gaming across the continent
Alex Czajkowski, long-time Global Gaming Insider contributor and Asian online gaming expert, provides a deep dive into all things Asia, exploring regulatory fragmentation, player habits, cultural nuance and much more...
Broadly, can you begin with a brief overview of where Asia finds itself at this moment in time?
I focus mainly on the Philippines and have done over the last four years – although I’ve spent time working in Thailand, Vietnam and Japan as well. However, the Philippines is my core market, and I think it’s a hugely exciting one. It’s the only regulated market in Asia right now, and it probably will be for a while. They will all have to come around eventually – they’d be crazy not to. But right now, it’s all tied up in politics, religion and cultural sensitivities, which is what’s holding things back.
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