{"id":23480,"date":"2021-10-13T11:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=23480"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:50:48","slug":"agb-confirms-return-of-asean-gaming-summit-in-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agb-confirms-return-of-asean-gaming-summit-in-march-2022","title":{"rendered":"AGB confirms return of ASEAN Gaming Summit\u00a0in March\u00a02022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Asia Gaming Brief, the organizer of the regional gaming conference the ASEAN Gaming Summit, has confirmed the much-awaited return of its yearly conference on 21-23 March 2022, at the Shangri-La at the Fort in Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Press release.-&nbsp;<strong>ASEAN Gaming Summit<\/strong>&nbsp;the conference known for gathering influential gaming executives from the Philippines and across Asia, has been on <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/asean-gaming-summit-postponed-due-coronavirus\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/asean-gaming-summit-postponed-due-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a two-year hiatus<\/a> as Covid-19 made it impossible to safely host a physical event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However over the last few months, Manila, in particular, has been making enormous strides to reopen its economy. Just this week, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin \u201cBenhur\u201d Abalos Jr. announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/metro-manila-expects-to-reach-92-vaccination-rate-by-december\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/metro-manila-expects-to-reach-92-vaccination-rate-by-december\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manila\u2019s population is expected to reach 92 per cent vaccination status by December<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has given Asia Gaming Brief confidence about the viability of its planned March dates in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be able to bring back the ASEAN Gaming Summit next year, and we are encouraged by the rapid vaccination rate in the Philippines, particularly Metro Manila,\u201d said<strong>&nbsp;Felix Ng, conference director at Asia Gaming Brief<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re now gearing up to bring the industry its first conference in Manila post-pandemic, aimed at reigniting growth in one of Asia\u2019s biggest gaming jurisdictions. We look forward to welcoming anyone looking to reconnect with the gaming industry in Asia once again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The three-day event is expected to bring around 300 gaming executives&nbsp;<\/strong>from Asia\u2019s land-based and online gaming industry, including the region\u2019s regulators and government officials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur 2022 event will be bringing back our world-class conference, with a packed agenda made up of some of the industry\u2019s most influential players. Taking centre stage this year will be our networking activities \u2013 which are aimed at bringing business partners together, new and old,\u201d Felix Ng highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ASEAN Gaming Summit will be held on March 21-23, 2022 in Manila. Registrations are now available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia Gaming Brief, the organizer of the regional gaming conference the ASEAN Gaming Summit, has confirmed the much-awaited return of its yearly conference on 21-23 March 2022, at the Shangri-La at the Fort in Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":23519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The ASEAN Gaming Summit, organized by Asia Gaming Brief, is set to return on March 21-23, 2022, in Manila, following a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus. This event aims to reconvene approximately 300 gaming executives, regulators, and government officials from Asia's land-based and online gaming sectors. The decision to proceed is underpinned by the rapid vaccination progress in Metro Manila, signaling a renewed focus on reigniting regional gaming industry growth.","focusai_entities":"Asia Gaming Brief, ASEAN Gaming Summit, Shangri-La at the Fort, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Benjamin \u201cBenhur\u201d Abalos Jr., Felix Ng","focusai_location":"Manila, Philippines, Asia, Metro Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Post-Pandemic Growth Outlook","query":"What specific regulatory or market access changes are anticipated to be discussed at the summit that could accelerate GGR recovery and B2B\/B2C licensing expansion across key ASEAN jurisdictions post-pandemic?"},{"label":"M&A & Investment Focus","query":"Given the two-year hiatus, what specific M&A opportunities or capital investment trends within Asian gaming verticals are expected to be a primary focus of executive discussions and networking at the summit?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,24777,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-partner-news","category-shows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23480"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23520,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23480\/revisions\/23520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}