Macau missing major league sports book lounges; Asia beckons for daily fantasy sports

It’s the biggest casino destination on earth, but Macau doesn’t have sports betting lounges that are a Vegas staple and could boost revenue, diversify demographics and enliven casino floors. Asian markets can also provide a soft landing for embattled US daily fantasy sports operators.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes 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.

Macau missing major league sports book lounges; Asia beckons for daily fantasy sports

It’s the biggest casino destination on earth, but Macau doesn’t have sports betting lounges that are a Vegas staple and could boost revenue, diversify demographics and enliven casino floors. Asian markets can also provide a soft landing for embattled US daily fantasy sports operators.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes 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.