Quote of the Day

“Everywhere we build integrated resorts, our mantra is always to build the coolest thing. And Japan will easily be the coolest; we’ll experiment with the latest in technology, latest in building methods, latest in engineering. But in order to do that, we really have to pick a location that is top tier — near major cities with a huge population and also high potential for tourists. We don’t think Tokyo is going to happen. It’s such a fantastic city but it’s a city for government, for financial … it’s less casual when you go to Tokyo. I think the government is thinking of using the integrated resorts as urban revitalization, so I think they’re looking at Yokohama.” — Melco Resorts & Entertainment CEO Lawrence Ho, on the subject of Nipponese casino development. Ho’s willing to invest an unlimited amount of money in the Land of the Rising Sun.