Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2020年11月 亞博匯 84 2020 POWER 50 LEVO CHAN Chief Executive Officer Tak Chun Group 陳榮煉 主席及行政總裁 德晉集團 23 POWER SCORE 權能指數 : 1,030 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名 : 24 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 A Macau junket veteran, having started in the 1990s before liberalization Opened first VIP room in StarWorld, the StarWorld Tak Chun VIP Club, in 2007 • • • • MACAU’S JUNKETS have endured their most challenging year to date in 2020, with a combination of COVID-19 pressures and a crackdown by mainland Chinese authorities on the flow of capital for gambling purposes decimating revenues industry-wide. Yet Levo Chan, the long-time CEO of Macau junket Tak Chun Group, has been anything but quiet. In September, Chan completed an agreement to acquire a 20.65% stake in Macau Legend Development Ltd – owner of the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf precinct and its Legend Palace and Babylon casinos – for a consideration of HK$1.28 billion (US$165.2 million). At time of writing he was also due to make an unconditional cash offer for all remaining shares, other than those held by a specified group of shareholders, which if accepted could see Chan own 49.94% of the company by the end of 2020. His move into the realm of casino operations, combined with his primary role in charge of Tak Chun, should certainly keep him busy as he looks to rebuild from the challenges of the past 10 months. Tak Chun’s VIP operations include 16 VIP rooms in Macau – one fewer than 12 months ago – and five overseas, primarily in Cambodia and Vietnam. 2020年為澳門的中介人而言 可謂是到目前為止最具挑戰性的一年，除了要面 對新冠疫情的壓力外，還有中國大陸當局對於用作賭博資金的外流所作出的 打擊，這些都令到整個行業的收入嚴重受挫。 可是，長期出任澳門中介業內「第三把交椅」德晉集團行政總裁一職的陳 榮煉，則默默行事。 在9月，陳榮煉達成了一份收購澳門勵駿創建有限公司20.65%股份的協 議，後者擁有澳門漁人碼頭地段以及勵宮和巴比倫娛樂場。該交易作價12.8億 港元(1.652億美元)。 在筆者執筆時，他亦正要對除了由一群特別股東持有的股票外的其餘股 份作無條件現金收購。如果成功，陳榮煉將在2020年底擁有該公司49.94%股 權。 他踏進娛樂場營運世界的這一步，加上原來作為德晉的掌舵人，應該在 他希望於面對過去十個月的一眾挑戰後重建一切時可以讓他忙上一陣子。 德晉的中介業務包括在澳門的16間貴賓廳，這比起1年前減少1間，還有 5間海外貴賓廳，主要設於柬埔寨及越南。 澳門博彩中介業資深業者，自賭權未開放的上世紀九十年代便進入了貴賓行業 在澳門星際酒店開設了第一間貴賓廳「星際德晉貴賓會」