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IAG SEP 2019年9月 亞博匯 35 封面故事 considering, strongly considering, the sale of a Las Vegas Strip asset.” Reeg, tapped to head the merged company, said any Strip property transaction would take place after the merger deal closes, expected in the first half of next year, “closer to 1 January than 30 June." If Eldorado does sell any of what it terms Caesars’ “irreplaceable assets on the Strip,” it’s likely to find plenty of buyers. Caesars’ eight hotels are clustered around the geographic center of the Strip. Flagship Caesars Palace, a trailblazing integrated resort opened in 1966, is located on the west side of the Strip, but the other seven are on the east side, plus The Linq, a retail and entertainment promenade opened in 2014 featuring the Strip’s only zip line and The High Roller, the world’s tallest observation wheel at 550 feet (168 meters), plus land for further development behind it. West of Caesars Palace, it owns the Rio All-Suites Hotel, with 2,520 keys and a 117,300 square foot casino. “Rio has long been described as being on the block, possibly to be demolished to build something that isn’t a casino,” Convergence Strategy Group Managing Partner Scott Fisher says. “Several of the other casinos are rather dated but have excellent locations, so the real estate values are high.” Caesars is in the midst of a US$1.2 billion room refurbishment programexpected to be completed by 2021. “I think there will be a few [Strip] properties on the block with conventional wisdom suggesting Planet Hollywood, Paris and Bally’s,” Global Market Advisors Government Affairs Director Brendan Bussmann says. “Most people believe that Caesars will retain the block of Linq, Harrah’s, Flamingo, because of its proximity to Caesars Palace and the Forum Convention Center. There will likely be an existing Strip operator or two that may have an interest in these properties but also new market players are likely to emerge.” “Our view is that Eldorado would part with any of the Las Vegas Strip properties for the right price, so we would say any and all are on the table,” Union Gaming Director John DeCree says. “In terms of potential buyers, the pool is also quite large. During the Caesars sale process, Landry's Tillman Fertitta – who owns the Golden Nugget Casinos – made a bid for Caesars.” 日子比較接近1月1日，而非6月30日」。若Eldorado的確要出售其 所謂凱撒於「拉斯維加斯大道上無可替代的資產」的話，它可能會 發現很多買家。 凱撒的八家物業皆聚集於這條大道的中心附近。旗艦物業凱 撒皇宮酒店是一間開創先河的綜合度假村，於1966年開業，位於 拉斯維加斯大道的西側，其他七間則位於大道東側。此外還有於 2014年開業、設有零售空間及綜合娛樂步道的「凝酷（The Linq） 」，該物業內有拉斯維加斯大道上唯一的高空滑索和高達550英 呎（168米）的世界最高的摩天輪，以及一幅可供進一步開發的土 地。而位於凱撒皇宮酒店以西的里約全套房酒店，則包括2520間 客房及117300平方英呎的賭場。 Convergence Strategy Group的管理合夥人Scott Fisher表 示，「里約酒店長期以來都被形容為掛牌待售，它有可能被拆除 來建造一些非博彩設施。」「其他幾家賭場儘管相當陳舊但位置優 越，因而房地產價值很高。」 凱撒目前正在進行一項耗資12億美元的客房翻新計劃，預計 將於2021年完工。 Global Market Advisors公司的政府事務主管Brendan Bussmann表示，「我認為按照傳統觀點，應該有一些大道上的房 產將要被出售，譬如好萊塢星球酒店、巴黎酒店以及百麗酒店。」「 多數認為凱撒將保留凝酷酒店、哈拉斯酒店及紅鶴酒店，因為他 們靠近凱撒皇宮酒店及Forum會展中心。目前可能會有一兩家大 道上的營運商對這些物業感興趣，但也有可能會出現新的市場參 與者。」