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Interview with Mellissa Kong: Attracting gamers to your IRs [video]

Esports entrepreneur Mellissa Kong, who runs REES, an esports engagement platform, speaks to Asia Gaming Brief editor Felix Ng about how hospitality and retail brands, including integrated resorts, can better use their esport spaces to attract gamers to their properties.

Felix Ng Felix NgMarch 19, 2021 · 1 min read
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Esports entrepreneur Mellissa Kong, who runs REES, an esports engagement platform, and has helped to develop esport venues in Macau and Hong Kong speaks to Asia Gaming Brief editor Felix Ng about the future of esport events and spaces.

Mellissa talks about how hospitality and retail brands, including integrated resorts, can better use their esport spaces not only for spectators for large-scale tournaments but regular patrons interested in gaming.

We take Hong Kong’s Fairwood dining brands as an example and talk about how some IRs in Macau should be approaching esports from a venue perspective.

Felix Ng
Written by Felix Ng Felix is the Asia Editor and Events Director of the Asia Gaming Brief. He has over a decade of experience developing conferences for industries including gaming, telecoms, investment, biotechnology, and mining. Felix covers gaming technology and innovation and is passionate about developing engaging and eye-catching content for the industry. More from Felix Ng →