Inside Asian Gaming

IAG OCT 2019年10月 亞博匯 61 Yokohama’s planned IR site at Yamashita Wharf is within close proximity to the popular Chinatown district. 橫濱計劃中的IR選址位於山下碼頭，毗鄰熱鬧的唐人街區。 日本 在第一階段中,將有多達三個地點被指定為IR的選址,而候選 城市亦已紛紛舉手表示參與角逐競標,當中包括大阪府/市、和歌 山縣以及長崎縣。 與此同時，據《亞博匯》消息稱，至少有一個城市的官員處於 戒備狀態。 「橫濱正進行研究，並正與營運商進行深入的對話。」一位與 競標城市相關的消息人士表示。 「看來這城市也有一道通往國家政府的門，我認為如果他們 申請牌照的話，幾乎可以肯定將獲批准，並且能夠開設一家綜合 度假村。這對我們來說無疑是一個威脅。」 另一位消息人士則不太確定地說道：「由於他們一直一聲不 響地工作，沒有權衡利弊，現在問題是，能否及時與當地人達成共 識。」 「橫濱唯一的真正目標似乎是要進行金融改革，我不認為他 們有志承擔一個全國性的項目。」 「每個人都說這裡的地理位置非常好，但在羽田機場有限的 容量和首都圈的交通問題下，他們將如何解決過度旅遊的問題？ 若東京最後亦加入角逐，這兩個地方將無法同時獲批。」 elected for the first time in 2009, carried by the former Democratic party and defeating the candidate supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito coalition. In 2013, she maneuvered both ruling and opposition parties for an overwhelming victory, but from that moment started to lean more toward the LDP. She first proposed her IR concept in 2014 but became very tight-lipped on the issue from 2017 as the city mayoral election approached. With the establishment of the IR Implementation Act in 2019, proactive briefings began once again and work was done to gauge the interest of operators and survey local citizens. The results of that citizens survey were far from promising, which found that 63% oppose an IR. The lack of progress in consensus building may be rooted in Mayor Hayashi’s actions which have drawn criticism