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IAG NOV 2020年11月亞博匯 112 2020 POWER 50 STEPHEN HO Chief Executive Officer Macau Slot Co Ltd 何展鵬 行政總裁 澳門彩票有限公司 50 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 577 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : Nil 無 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 Oversees Macau’s only licensed sports betting operator • • 領導澳門體育博彩彩票專營公司 NOT ONLY HOLDING A MONOPOLY ON SPORTS BETTING in Macau but also on online gambling of any form (horse racing aside), Macau Slot Co Ltd was founded in the mid-1980s under Stanley Ho’s STDM gambling empire. First imagined as a provider of lotteries, the company was granted Macau’s only franchise to accept betting on football in 1998 and added basketball two years later. In 2002, when the Macau SAR Government was handing out concessions to casino operators, Macau Slot became holder of Macau’s only sports betting concession – a concession it holds to this day. Exactly how long that will last remains to be seen: Macau Slot was granted a five-year license extension in 2016 which expires on 5 June 2021, about a year before the SAR’s six casino concessions are due for re-tender. In the meantime, CEO Stephen Ho – appointed Macau Slot CEO in 2009 – oversaw profit of MOP$154.8 million (US$19.3 million) in 2019, down 30% on 2018 numbers but significantly higher than the first year of its current license term (2016) when profit came to MOP$117.9 million (US$14.7 million) on revenue of just under MOP$700 million (US$87.7 million). The idea of liberalizing Macau’s sports betting industry has long been touted as a means of diversifying the casino economy, but with Macau Slot’s deeply ingrained connections only time will tell whether that dream becomes a reality. 澳門彩票有限公司 不僅有著澳門體育博彩彩票的專營權，亦可以說是壟斷澳 門任何的網絡博彩形式（不包括賽馬）。該企於1980代創立，是賭王何鴻燊的 澳門旅遊娛樂股份有限公司旗下之企業。 該企最初被定位為提供彩票投注的公司，1998年獲批澳門足球博彩彩 票的特許專營權，兩年後再獲批籃球的專營權。2002年，當澳門特區政府向博 企批出幸運博彩賭牌時，澳門彩票有限公司成為澳門體育博彩彩票專營公司， 並擁有專營權之今。 這專營權究竟能持續多久還有待觀察：澳門彩票有限公司的專營權於 2016年獲延長五年至2021年6月5日，大約在澳門特區六個賭牌到期而需重新 投競的前一年。 與此同時，何展鵬自2009年起出任行政總裁，在其掌舵下澳門彩票有限 公司去年利潤按年下跌30%至1.548億澳門元（1930萬美元），但較其專營權 續期後的首年營運（2016年）的表現好，當年利潤只錄得1.179億澳門元（1470 萬美元），收入低於7億澳門元（8770萬美元）。 開放澳門體育博彩彩票領域，一直以來被視為能夠促進澳門經濟多元 化、減少對幸運博彩依賴的手段之一，但鑑於澳門彩票有限公司盤根錯節的人 脈關係，只有時間才能證明這想法能否成真。