Muhammad Cohen

Category: Paul Steelman

  • Macau mass conversion still in progress

    Casino operators must sell more than gaming in the post-Covid era. (Photo provided by Melco Resorts)

    Macau’s gross gaming revenue reached US$28.3 billion last year, 77.5% of the 2019 total. For China-facing casino operators, pivoting from a VIP junket reliant business model to mass market tourism remains a challenge amid tougher restrictions on money movements and decreased visitation from the PRC. Several leading minds in gaming have helpful suggestions.

    Former US diplomat and broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is Asia editor at large for iGaming Business, a longtime contributor to Forbes, columnist for Asia Times and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about TV news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his biography, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, ex-Twitter @MuhammadCohen and now on Blue Sky @MuhammadCohen.bsky.social.

  • Conversano created ‘design with a punchline’

    Hospitality and casino design pioneer Henry Conversano passed away at age 86. His legacy lives in the integrated resort era he helped create, the architects and designers he mentored and casino moguls he influenced.

    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.

  • Japan casino camp cool on hot idea

    Casino legalization is Japan nearly complete. But a key Japan integrated resorts advocate shoots down an idea to drive tourism through competition.

    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.

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  • Architect Steelman: Create casino destinations

    Renowned resort architect Paul Steelman says integrated entertainment districts make all of their parts more attractive. He urges Manila and Japan to learn the lessons of Las Vegas and avoid the mistakes of Atlantic City.

    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.

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  • Architect Steelman: Create casino destinations

    Renowned resort architect Paul Steelman says integrated entertainment districts make all of their parts more attractive. He urges Manila and Japan to learn the lessons of Las Vegas and avoid the mistakes of Atlantic City.

    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.

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