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IAG MAY 2021年5月 亞博匯 13 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com SKYCITY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP TO CEASE WORKING WITH JUNKETS 紐西蘭SKYCITY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 停止與博彩中介人合作 NEW ZEALAND’S SkyCity Entertainment Group will permanently cease all dealings with junket operators and bring its international VIP operations in-house. The decision to ban junkets, effective immediately, follows the conclusion of a strategic review into the company’s International Business division. The strategic review was announced in February, less than two weeks after the release of the Bergin Report into the suitability of Australia’s Crown Resorts to hold a casino license in the state of New South Wales. Crown was ultimately deemed unsuitable, in part due to its relationship with Asian junket operators and associated concerns around AML controls. SkyCity said via an ASX announcement that it has determined to permanently cease dealing with all junket operators and will instead operate its International Business under a revised operating model. That model will see SkyCity “deal directly with International Business patrons after appropriate Know Your Customer (KYC) and customer due diligence requirements are satisfied.” The company added that it will consult with relevant gaming regulators in New Zealand, where it operates casinos in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington, and in Australia where it recently completed a AU$330 million upgrade of SkyCity Adelaide. Crown Resorts has already announced a similar ban on working with junket operators, while regulators in Western Australia – home to Crown Perth – have implemented a junket ban of their own. 紐西蘭 SkyCity Entertainment Group將永久 停止與博彩中介人的所有合作，並將其國際貴 賓業務納入內部。 在對國際業務部門進行戰略評估之後，該 公司作出了終止與博彩中介人合作的決定並 立刻生效。 該項戰略於今年2月宣佈進行，距離澳洲 皇冠被揭露不適格持有新南威爾斯州賭牌的 《Bergin Report》發佈不到兩周。皇冠最終被 認定為不適格，部分原因是由於其與亞洲博彩 中介人的關聯，以及對其反洗黑錢管控的擔憂。 SkyCity於澳交所發佈的公告中表示，其 已經決定永久終止與所有博彩中介人的業務 往來，轉而按照修訂後的營運模式運營其國 際業務。該模式將令SkyCity「在客戶身分審查 （KYC）及客戶身份盡職調查之後，直接與國際 業務客戶進行業務往來。」 該公司補充說，將與紐西蘭的相關博彩監 管機構保持密切溝通。SkyCity目前在奧克蘭、 漢密爾頓和惠靈頓經營娛樂場，並於近期在澳 洲投資約3.3億澳元完成對SkyCity Adelaide 的升級改造工程。 皇冠較早時也已經宣佈類似禁令，不再與 博彩中介人合作，而Crown Perth所在的西澳 州的監管機構也實施了博彩中介人禁令。