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IAG JUL 2020年7月 亞博匯 33 封面故事 古怪邏輯 代理投注的支持者都會用上迂迴古怪的邏輯去把代理投注 與網上博彩分割，以及應付合規方面的問題。他們只看到代理人 合法地於娛樂場內投注，卻無視了場外真正的賭客，以避免承認 有一個遙控博彩交易的狀況。支持者之後就聲稱中介人與遠端客 人的關係足夠處理反洗黑錢方面的疑慮，雖然賭場及監管機構必 須否認有這位遠端客人的存在。 Spectrum Gaming Group 董事總經理Fred Gushin說：「代理 投注就是要讓玩家在賭場不知情的情況下於賭場內投注。」 這位新澤西州前監管機構成員駁斥了那些把代理投注與網上 博彩作區分的言論，因為這「只是作了區分卻沒有任何實質差別。」 而代理投注與網上賭博的最大分別就在於其目標玩家。 「中介營運商的客戶都有本錢去參與代理投注。他們有很高 的信貸值，並且在過去到臨貴賓廳時就已展示出他們的身價。」 Klebanow Consulting負責人Andrew Klebanow如是說。 customer satisfies AML concerns, though the casino and regulator must deny there is a remote customer. “Proxy betting in casinos is designed to have players unknown to the casino betting in the casino,” Spectrum Gaming Group Managing Director Fred Gushin says. The former New Jersey regulator dismisses arguments distinguishing proxy betting from online gaming as creating “a distinction without a difference.” One substantive difference between proxy betting and online gaming is the target player. “Junket customers have the wherewithal to participate in proxy gambling. They have large credit lines and have demonstrated their worth from past trips to VIP rooms,” Klebanow Consulting Principal Andrew Klebanow says. “Online gaming targets low- end, mass market players.” Beyond proxy betting, Macau may have a tool to enhance gaming revenue while promoting social distancing. Technology can enable gaming away from tables and machines within the casino premises, using either a device issued by the casino or an app loaded onto a player’s device. With the app, dozens of players can use the same table without being crowded around it. Casinos could allow remote players to sit at empty tables, or as FootballBet.com’s David Leppo suggests, in lounges with F&B service. Attorney Coelho cites Macau administrative regulations that allow mobile gaming with approved devices within casino premises and give the government wide latitude to designate what constitutes “casino premises.” By imposing the same entry regulations as the casino floor, including no one under the age of 21, and other required controls, a restaurant or even a hotel wing could be designated as casino premises for mobile gaming. 「網上賭博的目標客戶則是那些低端中場玩家。」 除了代理投注外，澳門亦可以用上另一樣工具去增加其博 彩收入，同時又遵守社交距離規則。科技可以讓賭客在娛樂場 範圍內，一個遠離賭枱或機器的位置進行博彩。他們可以使用 由娛樂場提供的儀器或者一個在客人持有的移動裝置上運行 的軟件。數十位玩家可以通過這套軟件在同一張賭枱上耍樂， 卻不需要聚集到賭枱旁邊。娛樂場可以允許遙控玩家坐在空置 的賭枱上，或者正如FootballBet.com的David Leppo所建議， 在一個有餐飲服務的休息室之中。 Coelho律師亦引用澳門的法規指出，在娛樂場範圍內可以 允許通過被認可的裝置進行移動博彩，同時亦讓政府可以彈性 地對於「娛樂場範圍」作出定義。 只要落實與進入娛樂場範圍一樣的規則，例如入場人士必 須年滿21歲，以及其他限制措施，就可以把一間餐廳甚至酒店 的一部分都劃為可以進行移動博彩的娛樂場範圍 。