Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUL 2021年7月 亞博匯 61 日本 DEVELOPMENT ISSUES The price of the land will be JPY 20.5 billion (US$185 million) with an additional consumption tax of JPY 1.1 billion (US$9.9 million). The land currently houses three accommodation towers and 61 other buildings, such as a museum, and is located inside the previously mentioned Paleis Huis ten Bosch. One source IAG spoke with noted that it is still unclear to operator candidates whether they will be permitted to remove the replica Paleis Huis ten Bosch, which takes up prime waterfront position on the plot of land. There are also concerns over the low-cost housing development on the opposite side of the land plot, and around accessibility: reaching the site will require a ferry service from the airport or city center not dissimilar to the one connecting Macau with Hong Kong. RISE OF THE PHOENIX? On Huis Ten Bosch itself, the source said, “It is rare to build an IR adjacent to a theme park. The theme park and hotel are not exactly successful at this point. There has never been an example of a theme park without an internationally known brand becoming successful next to a casino with a different owner. Considering Nagasaki’s climate, it may be even more difficult.” Whether HTB can enjoy some sort of renaissance thanks to the aid of a new neighbor remains to be seen, and it must first survive the next six or seven years without one to find out. As for the IR itself, at least some questions will be answered in August when Nagasaki names its operator partner. But only time will tell what this unique slice of Sasebo City will look like in a decade’s time. 其中。但當地政府及其綜合度假村營運夥伴將會在中央政府批 准他們的綜合度假村發展方案後，向豪斯登堡購買地產。 正如《亞博匯》今期的封面故事所敍，現時仍有3個營運 商候選人爭取於長崎發展綜合度假村，他們分別是Casinos Austria和the NIKI，以及與美國部落娛樂場營運商Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment合作的Oshidori International。 豪斯登堡曾經對於綜合度假村的競投所帶來的好處作評 論，並指出：「我們預計它將能夠每年吸引約100至200萬訪客。 」 發展問題 該幅地皮的價值將為205億日元(1.85億美元)，另外還有 11億日元(990萬美元)的消費稅。地皮現時有3棟住宿大樓，以 及61棟包括博物館的建築，並位於之前提及的豪斯登堡宮之 中。 一個與《亞博匯》談論過此事的消息人士指出，營運商候選 人仍然未知到底他們會否被允許清拆豪斯登堡宮的仿製品。這 座建築現時佔據了該幅地皮的海濱地段。其他的憂慮還包括在 地皮對面的低價房屋發展，以及該地段本身的交通狀況：現時 需要從機場或者市中心乘坐渡輪到達該地點，就像連接澳門與 香港的渡輪服務一樣。 大鵬展翅？ 為豪斯登堡而言，該消息人士亦稱：「在一間主題公園旁邊 興建綜合度假村實在十分少見。主題公園及酒店在這個時刻並 不能說經營得十分成功。世界上從未有過任何一間主題公園可 以在缺乏國際知名品牌以及鄰近由其他人擁有的賭場的情況 下取得成功。同時，如果把長崎的氣候一併考慮在內的話，整件 事就變得更加困難。」 到底豪斯登堡會否在一個新鄰居的助力下得以復興，依然 是一個未知之數。但在得到答案之前，該設施就先需要在未來 六、七年間生存下來。 至於綜合度假村方面，最少在6月長崎公佈其營運商夥伴 時就會得到一些答案。可是，如果想知道佐世保市的這個獨特 角落在十年後到底會變成甚麼模樣的話，就只能隨時間過去才 會得到答案。