A flood of opportunity awaits the Philippine gaming industry as the once chilly relations between Manila and Beijing begins to thaw.

President Rodrigo Duterte is now in China for a four-day state visit not only to offer Chinese President Xi Jingping an olive branch but also to seek billions of dollars in investments from the world’s second-largest economy.

For most analysts interviewed by Business World, Philippines’ pivot to China provides a sliver of optimism for the gaming industry that faces oversupply issues.

An improved Manila-Beijing relations will spur an influx of tourist in Mainland China to the island nation as well as Chinese high rollers evading the inconvenience of China’s anti-corruption drive.