Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2019年11月 亞博匯 105 2019 亞博匯50強 CLAIMS TO FAME • Ex-Hengsheng Group junket executive turned so-called “mastermind” of casino monopoly in US Pacific territory Saipan • Seeking further extension of February 2021 deadline to complete beachfront casino hotel 名成事跡 • 前博彩中介人恆升集團管理層，現為美國太平洋地區塞班島娛樂場 獨家專營權的「策劃者」 • 再度尋求延長海濱娛樂場度假村的完工期限，現為2021年2月 47 SAIPAN PROJECT DIRECTOR Imperial Pacific International 塞班島項目總監 博華太平洋國際控股有限公司 JI XIAOBO 紀曉波 WHEN all else fails, ask your mother. Imperial Pacific International majority shareholder and Chairman Cui Li Jie reportedly sold 10% of the Hong Kong-listed company to help fund the beachfront hotel project run by her son, IPI Saipan Project Director Ji Xiaobo, to a Chinese investment firm. IPI also announced a US$500 million loan from a Japanese company toward the 329-room project. After getting the deadline moved from August 2018 to February 2021, it’s seeking a further extension to August 2022. The hotel, which IPI says has already cost it US$828 million, is phase one of a US$7.1 billion investment plan that includes a multi-resort complex on Saipan, the main island of US Pacific territory Commonwealth of Norther Marianas Islands, with a population of 55,000 that’s a five hour flight from the nearest major markets. A 15 April presentation on Saipan with local government representatives and IPI’s Saipan CEO, Mark Brown, attracted “300 investment banks and senior investors” to help create an “ocean miracle,” according to a company news release. Meanwhile, gaming revenue at Imperial Pacific’s casino fell 94% in the first half of this year to HK$509 million (US$64 million), largely due to a HK$92 billion decrease in VIP roll, and IPI lost HK$1.9 billion. Outstanding receivables stand at HK$9.2 billion. Imperial Pacific is also embroiled in legal battles over construction worker injuries, financial disclosures and sex discrimination. 若 所有方案都失敗時，不如請求母親的幫助。據報道，於香港上市的博華太平洋 國際，其主要股東及主席崔麗杰早前出售在公司的10%股權，將獲得的資金助 力塞班島酒店項目發展，該項目正是由其兒子、博華太平洋塞班島項目總監紀 曉波主理。 博華太平洋國際早前亦宣佈獲得一家日本企業的5億美元貸款，助力發展 該擁有329間客房的度假村項目。該企曾成功申請將項目的完工日期由2018年 8月延長至2021年2月，現正尋求將限期再度延長至2022年8月。該度假村項目 位於美國北馬利安納群島自治邦的主要島嶼塞班島，首期拆資71億美元，目前 酒店的建設費用已耗資8.28億美元。塞班島人口約5.5萬，離最近的主要市場約 5小時航程。 據該公司的新聞公告，塞班島項目行政總裁Mark Brown與當地政府代表 曾於4月15日在島上進行項目介紹，吸引了「約300位投資銀行家及資深投資者」 出席以共創「海洋奇蹟」。 此外，今年上半年，博華太平洋國際的博彩收入按年下降94%至5.09億港 元（約6400萬美元），主要原因是貴賓賭枱轉碼數下跌了920億港元，導致期內 虧損19億港元，應收貿易帳款總額則為92億港元。博華太平洋國際亦正陷入有 關建築工人工傷賠償、財務披露和性別歧視等的司法訴訟。 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 611 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 41