Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2019年11月 亞博匯 29 2019 亞博匯50強 one? How about comparing a large property that is still in pre-opening to a smaller one that has been active for years? A junket operator in Macau versus the CEO of the Hong Kong Jockey Club? Or the head of a smallish casino company about to go public to the President of a casino chain in Korea that doesn’t have locals gaming? These are the types of tough questions the selection panel of the Asian Gaming Power 50 wrestles with. As with any such ranked list, there are always criticisms and objections, usually from those who feel slighted against. We often hear claims of not reading the list or not caring about it, but we are often contacted either directly or through surrogates to bemoan the injustice of a perceived lowly position and to lobby for the following year. Strangely, no- one has ever contacted us to complain about being ranked too high! 動態 「50強」的排名並非讓人固步自封。雖然公司的存續時間及 擔任高管可獲加分，但榜單主要關注的還是過去12個月的活動。 即是關於「你現在在做甚麼？」和「你最近做了甚麼。」而非「你在過 去15年中做過甚麼？」也因此，該榜單出於多種原因，隨著人們的 上升或下降而呈動態表現。 每年在評選的過程中都會反復出現的一個誤解，即「我的業 務增長了，因此我應該上榜」。事實上，每個人都在隨波而起。一般 而言，榜單上的大多數人管理的是每年業務都在成長的企業，若 想在榜單上保持一席之地，就必須每年都增長。有些人年復一年 地做同樣的事情卻僅獲得相似的結果，則逆水行舟不進則退，排 名會漸漸下滑。 困境 儘管我們已經非常善於整理這份榜單，但隨著亞洲博彩行業 的日趨成熟和更加細緻，這項任務還是逐年複雜了起來。如何將 小公司的唯一所有者與一間大公司聘任的首席運營官作比較？如 何將一個尚在試業的大型物業與一個開業多年的小型物業作比