First of all, it was nice to be a speaker and not a moderator once in a while. Blockchain in gaming has a lot of uses, and while the other panels focused on the accounting, anti-money laundering, and systems,...
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This was an interesting experience. On the surface, I am very proud that we were able to gather an all-Japanese panel. We received quality media exposure in Japan, and it was a great chance for the local Japanese stakeholders...
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This year’s edition of the Japan Gaming Congress was much of the same as before. Mostly operator sponsor pitches, same speakers as previous years, and then some interesting content sprinkled in here and there. The panel I had the...
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Bay City Ventures Managing Director Joji Kokuryo was nominated by his gaming industry peers for the only individual award at the G2E Asia Awards held May 21st in Macau. Up to 5 winners will awarded from the final nominee...
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Bay City Ventures Managing Director Joji Kokuryo pictured in Amusement Japan Weekly. https://amusement-japan.co.jp/article/detail/10001126/
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The 3rd annual ASEAN Gaming Summit was an amazing event. Day 1 featured stimulating keynote speeches by billionaire Jay Walker and blockchain tech promoter Earle Hall. Hosted by good friend Daniel Cheng formerly of Hard Rock, it was nothing...
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The first IR event in Wakayama prefecture brought a surprisingly big turnout, with over 300 representatives from around 200 companies in attendance. The event was also the first IR-related event officially supported by a Japanese prefecture and chamber of...
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30 years (I repeat, 30 years!) have passed since we all first got hooked on Megaman 2, somehow always failing to dodge the lasers on Quickman’s stage. Keeping with the topic of “dodging”, the legendary Super Dodge...
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