Inside Asian Gaming

IAG DEC 2020年12月 亞博匯 14 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS MOHEGAN TO INJECT US$200 MILLION TO KICK-START INSPIRE KOREA DEVELOPMENT MOHEGAN追加2億美元注資，啟動INSPIRE KOREA開發 THE INCHEON FREE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY says it has received confirmation from Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) that it will bring forward US$200 million worth of investment originally planned for Phase 2 in order to expedite development work on its Inspire Korea integrated resort following recent delays due to COVID-19. According to an IFEZ announcement, the upcoming injection of funds from Mohegan will help Inspire Korea “break through the COVID-19 crisis earlier,” enabling it to get construction back on schedule and allowing for the activation of further project financing. Mohegan outlined last year that the US$1.6 billion construction cost would include US$300 million from its own coffers plus US$900 million from a consortium of “blue chip” Korean institutions, US$200 million worth of infrastructure and improvements by Incheon International Airport Corp and US$200 million via loans. This US$200 million had been planned to form part of Mohegan’s Phase 2 investment but has now been brought forward to assist in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 1 of Inspire Korea – sitting on land covering almost 4.4 million square meters near Incheon International Airport – will cover 1.6 million square meters and include 150 gaming tables and 700 EGMs, a 15,000-seat arena, 1,250 hotel rooms and more. It is due to open in 2022. 韓國仁川自由經濟區管理局 （Incheon Free Eco- nomic Zone Authority，IFEZ）表示，已收到Mohe- gan Gaming＆Entertainment（MGE）的確認，該公 司將推進原計劃2億美元的第二期階段投資，以加 快其Inspire Korea綜合度假村的發展工作。該工程 近期由於新冠肺炎而延期。 根據IFEZ的公告，Mohegan注入的資金將有 助於Inspire Korea「更早地克服新冠肺炎危機」，使 其能夠如期恢復建設，並為啟動進一步項目融資創 造條件。 Mohegan去年曾透露，16億美元的建築成本 中將包括3億美元的自有資金、9億美元來自韓國「 藍籌」機構財團、仁川國際機場公司提供的價值2億 美元的基礎設施及改進，以及2億美元的貸款。 這筆2億美元原計劃構成Mohegan第二階段 投資的一部分，但目前已經被提前用於幫助公司從 新冠肺炎大流行中恢復，至此該公司總投資額達到 5億美元。 Inspire Korea第一期於仁川國際機場附近，建 成後將包括150張賭枱、700部電子博彩機器、一個 擁有1萬5千個座位的表演場地、一個包含泳池及遊 樂設施的室內恆溫天幕、飲食及零售空間、一個佔 地1萬9千平方米的會議及展覽空間、以及1250間 酒店客房。 Inspire Korea計劃於2022年開放。