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IAG JAN 2021年1月 亞博匯 16 STUDIO CITY EXTENDS VIP ROLLING CHIP OPERATIONS UNTIL END OF 2021 新濠影滙將貴賓博彩 業務延長至2021年底 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS STUDIO CITY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED has announced it will continue offering VIP rolling chip operation at itsMacau integrated resort, Studio City, for another 12 months until 31 December 2021. The move represents the second time Studio City has chosen to extend its VIP program after first revealing in early 2019 plans to cease VIP play. Although the company offered no reason for the decision at the time, analysts at brokerage Sanford C Bernstein suggested that Melco was looking to increase the profitability of each VIP table by moving them to a more suitable property, namely City of Dreams. Instead, Studio City International Holdings extended VIP operations for another year in early 2020 and have now done so again, subject to termination by 30-day notice. The extension of VIP rolling chip comes as Studio City continues with its US$1.3 billion Phase 2 development. The expansion project is due for completion by May 2022 under the terms of its land concession with the Macau SAR Government, however parent company Melco Resorts & Entertainment noted last year that it may struggle to meet the deadline as a result of COVID-induced delays. Studio City International Holdings Limited 宣佈，其位於澳門的綜合度假村新濠影滙將繼續 提供貴賓廳泥碼服務，為期12個月，至2021年12 月31日。 這是新濠影滙在2019年初首次透露有意停 止貴賓博彩營運的計劃後第二次延遲該計劃。儘 管當時該公司未透露此番決定的原因，但券商 Sanford C Bernstein的分析師們認為，新濠博亞 娛樂希望可以將貴賓賭枱轉移至更為合適的新濠 天地，從而提高單張貴賓賭枱的盈利水平。 但是，繼Studio City International Holdings 在2020年初稱將其貴賓博彩業務延長一年之後， 現在又再度宣佈延長。其須提前三十天通知終止。 就在新濠影滙宣佈此番延長貴賓業務計劃之 際，其正進行著投資13億美元的第二階段開發。 根據新濠與澳門政府簽訂的土地批給協議，該項 擴建項目須在2022年5月之前完成。但是其母公 司新濠博亞娛樂曾在去年較早時指出，由於新冠 肺炎疫情導致延誤，該工程可能難以如期完工。