Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2020年11月 亞博匯 115 潛龍五將 ANDREA DOMINGO DHAMMIKA PERERA AS HEAD OF THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION , Andrea Domingo finds herself in the unusual position of being both regulator and operator. That brings challenges in its own right, let alone having to deal with COVID-19 which has wreaked havoc on the Philippines gaming industry. But 2020 aside, Domingo has overseen a period of strong growth across the board, with casino GGR reaching US$4.92 billion in 2019 – up from US$3.3 billion just three years earlier. She has also fought hard to implement greater controls over online gaming, including formation of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) scheme. SRI LANKA’S RICHEST MAN owns three of the nation’s five casino licenses, operating Bally’s Colombo, Bellagio Colombo, and MGM Colombo, but his plans to build a US$200 million integrated resort in Queensbury was knocked on the head by the government in 2017. That shouldn’t faze him too much for the time being, with Perera continuing to benefit from tight controls of casino gaming in neighboring India. CHAIRMAN AND CEO PAGCOR CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR Vallibel One 主席兼行政總裁 PAGCOR 主席兼執行董事 Vallibel One 作為 菲律賓博彩監管及營運機構PAGCOR的負責人，Andrea Domingo處於既 是監管者亦是營運商的不尋常位置，為她帶來不少挑戰，更不用說需應對新冠 肺炎疫情帶來的影響，疫情重創了菲律賓博彩業。但不談2020年，在Domingo 的領導下，菲律賓博彩業經過了一段強勁的增長時期，2019年賭場博彩總收 入達49.2億美元，較三年前的33億美元大幅增長。她亦積極地為網絡博彩落 實更多監管措施，建立了菲律賓離岸博彩營運商 (POGO) 的制度。 作為斯里蘭卡首富， 他持有該國五個賭牌的其中三個，經營Ba l l y’s Colombo、Bellagio Colombo及MGM Colombo三間賭場，但他在Queensbury 發展總值2億美元的綜合度假村計劃時，卻於2017年遭當地政府拒絕。但這暫 時對他沒有太大影響，因他繼續受惠於鄰近斯里蘭卡的印度對博彩業的嚴密監 管。