Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2021年5月 亞博匯 34 COVER STORY adamant such actions are not targeted at Macau but instead aim to limit gambling in foreign countries and reduce associated money outflows. “In the longer run, we see China’s actions of trying to stamp out illegal online gambling (which has become a severe problem in China) and making it more difficult to gamble overseas as a benefit to Macau, as it is viewed as a safe place to go for gaming activity within China,” they wrote in February. “The bigger impact would be to junket VIP in Macau (accounting for around 80% of rolling business in Macau), which is already under pressure due to liquidity concerns. Macau junket agents operate in China under the radar, and their activity always fell into a shady grey area. “With the current law changes and government actions, the junket system that has been in place will China ’ s domestic air traffic has been on the rise in 2021. 2021年，中國的國內航運量在持續增長。 國下一年的名義GDP將比2019年增長22％，至122萬億元人民 幣——澳門的中場市場被視為主要受益者。 基於近年來的統計，澳門的中場收入約佔中國國內生產總值 的比例相對穩定，在0.14％左右，分析師們預測，2022年的中場收 入將達到260億美元，較2019年增長18％，足以彌補貴賓博彩收 入預計的31%的跌幅。 此外還應指出的是，貴賓博彩業務面臨的長期不利因素很大 程度上與新冠疫情無關，事實上該因素可能會以進一步損害區域 內競爭對手為代價，進一步促進澳門博彩營運商的發展。 自2020年下半年以來，中國的相關部門已經發表了多次聲 明，對跨境賭博進行一系列打擊，尤其針對那些被視為吸引中國 遊客從事賭博活動的個人和地區。中國文化和旅遊部去年8月宣 佈建立一份境外賭博旅遊目的地「黑名單」，列出一些開設賭場吸 引中國遊客、擾亂中國旅遊市場經營秩序的城市，並表示將對中 國公民前往「黑名單」中的境外城市和景區採取相關旅游限制措 施，但未列舉出具體目的地。 今年較早前公安部宣佈將部署更多資源來追蹤任何涉及「賭