The Philippines fights back

In a turbulent 2016, the Philippines crossed the US$3 billion barrier and was the fastest growing major gaming market in Asia. Resort expansion continues in a market that sees room to grow in the domestic and international segments, but is not dependent on Chinese visitors.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.