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IAG SEP 2019年9月 亞博匯 26 COVER STORY further since Caesars CEO Tony Rodio served in a similar capacity at Tropicana Resorts and helped Eldorado complete its 2018 takeover there. “While the transaction has a high probability of closing, things can happen,” DeCree says. “Caesars will need to operate business as usual until the transaction closes but it wouldn’t be surprising if efforts slowed down a little bit.” “If Caesars has any interest in Japan or Korea as part of a long term growth strategy, they will need to continue the efforts as they did prior to the announcement of the merger,” Bussmann says. “Partners and governments will pick up quickly if there is lack of interest in the project." On 29 August, Caesars announced that it “will not pursue a license for an Integrated Resort in Japan at Bussmann則表示:「若凱撒有意將日本或韓國作為其長期增 長戰略的一部分,他們需要像宣佈合併之前那樣繼續努力。如果 他們對該項目失去興趣,其合作夥伴及政府將迅速察覺得到。」 8月29日,凱撒宣佈「目前不會競逐日本IR牌照。」相反地,其將 「專注於目前的規劃及承諾。」 凱撒首席執行官Tony Rodio在一份同時以日、英雙語發表的 聲明中解釋道:「我們在此時做出這一決定,是為了謹慎對待日本 政府及商業夥伴將於今年晚些時候為推進這一進程而要做出的 重大決策。」 而Reeg在6月24日發表的聲明也引發了人們對於Caesars Korea的猜測。Caesars Korea是一家計劃已久、耗資7億美元的綜 合度假村,位於韓國首爾市外仁川國際機場附近的永宗島,目前 正在建設中。仁川國際機場是韓國接待外國遊客的主要門戶。然 而,據仁川的一位消息人士稱,目前Caesars Korea的工程進展沒 受任何影響,而凱撒也堅稱Reeg有關於海外機會的言論並不反映 公司在韓國的抱負。 Caesars had expressed its interest in bidding for an IR in Hokkaido, Japan. 凱撒曾經表明有興趣競標日本北海道IR牌照。

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