Social casinos evade Asian online gaming bans

Online free to play or social casinos present an opportunity in Asia, where legal online gaming remains highly restricted in most jurisdictions. But for now, social casinos’ growth lags that of role play, action and casual games, so smart operators offer players a wider variety of options.

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, ex-Twitter @MuhammadCohen and LinkedIn.