Inside Asian Gaming

IAG AUG 2020年8月 亞博匯 89 日本 the proper monitoring and controls of the central government. The IR is anticipated to have a very significant economic ripple effect and job creation. We will harness this to achieve sustainable growth in Wakayama and Kansai. According to estimates by the prefecture, 70% of the casino’s visitors may be Japanese, but 70% of sales will come from foreign visitors. Q: The agreement period for the IR operator will be 40 years. Will the prefecture buy the land back from the operator at the expiration of the agreement? A: The land handback at the end of the period will be determined upon negotiations with the future operator. Q: What can the prefecture do if someone related to the operator has links to organized crime or is arrested for bribing a politician? Further, if the agreement is violated, how will the prefecture hold the operator liable to compensate for losses? A: In such cases, the prefecture can terminate the agreement with the operator. Further, in cases where the agreement is terminated for reasons attributed to the operator, the prefecture will not be held liable for any compensation to the operator. The same opposition group later held a press conference where they told journalists there were several problematic points in the responses and that they are considering following up. 問：賭場計劃每年收入額為1,401億日元（13.2億美元），其中 68%的訪客為日本人。這會不會削弱周邊地區的經濟實力？ 答： 我們希望收入將來自世界各地。我們的目標是，在日本政 府適當的監管下，通過健康經營賭場業務，賺取利潤，以滿足 公共利益。我們希望綜合度假村可以產生非常顯著的經濟漣 漪效益和創造就業機會。我們希望利用這一點，在和歌山和 關西實現可持續增長。據本縣估計，賭場或許將有70%的訪 客為日本人，但其中將有70%的營業額來自海外遊客。 問：IR運營者的協議期限為40年。縣議會是否計劃在協議屆 滿時從經營者手中回購土地？ 答： 有關屆時土地的歸還問題，須待與未來的運營商協商之 後再做決定。 問：如果與運營商有關聯的人士被發現與有組織犯罪有關， 或者因為賄賂政客而被捕，屆時縣政府將如何處理？此外， 如有違反協議的行為，政府將如何要求運營商承擔損害賠償 的責任？ 答： 此種情況下，我們將終止與營運商的合作。此外，如果協 議因營運商原因而終止，本縣將不承擔任何賠償責任。 該反對派組織隨後舉行了記者招待會。他們向記者表 示，就獲得答覆的數個問題，他們正在考慮如何採取後續行 動 。 “We aim to meet the public interest through profits from a healthy casino business operated with the proper monitoring and controls of the central government.” 「我們的目標是，在日本政府適當的監管下， 通過健康經營賭場業務，賺取利潤，以滿足公 共利益。」