Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2021年6月 亞博匯 32 COVER STORY “While Shinhwa is family themed, Dream Tower is targeting grown-up leisure with Korean branded shopping, spas, pools, lounges, cabanas and a variety of dining.” There is no doubt, however, that any such recovery can’t come soon enough. According to information supplied by the Korea Tourism Organization, gaming revenue at Korea’s 16 foreigner-only casinos combined fell 58.7% year-on- year in 2020 to KRW595 billion (US$536.6 million), with mainland casinos experiencing a 58.1% decline and Jeju casinos a 63.6% decline. So far at least, the trajectory looks similar for 2021. Paradise Co, which alongside Paradise City also operates three more casinos in Seoul, Busan and Jeju, added to its KRW109.5 billion (US$98.4 million) loss in 2020 with another KRW18.20 billion (US$16.1 million) loss in the first three months of this year. 但是,毫無疑問,任何此類的復甦都不會很快到來。 據韓國旅遊發展局所提供之訊息,2019年,韓國16間僅向外 國人開放的娛樂場的博彩總收入按年減少58.7%至5950億韓元 (5.366億美元),其中韓國本土賭場的賭收按年減少58.1%,濟州 島賭場的賭收則按年減少63.6%。 迄今為止,2021年的發展軌跡看起來與之類似。 除了百樂達斯城之外,還同時在首爾、釜山及濟州島經營其 他三間娛樂場的百樂達斯集團,在2020年虧損1095億韓元(9840 萬美元)之後,今年第一季度繼續虧損182億韓元(1610萬美元)。 相似地,Grand Korea Leisure 在2020年虧損643億韓元 (5790萬美元)之後,在2021年第一季度又錄得虧損374億韓元 (3340萬美元)。藍鼎國際截至發稿時還未公佈第一季度業績,但 其2020年的虧損也急增至2.72億美元。 這種壓力不免引發人們對仁川的擔憂,那裡正在建設另外兩 家綜合度假村。

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