Inside Asian Gaming

IAG AUG 2021年8月 亞博匯 57 數碼聚焦 REMOTE GAMING POSSIBILITIES A clear advantage of pure mobile gaming is the ability to engage with customers whether they are situated on-property or in their home market. Regulatory and jurisdictional complications abound, however, where operators and patrons reside in different jurisdictions and effectively prevent cross- border gaming via digital platforms. US regulators have shown greater awareness of the potential benefits of online casino gaming, with the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia and Michigan legislating for online casino activities, and most recently, the Nevada Gaming Control Board tabling a hearing in May 2021 to review the ability of IR operators to offer full online casino gaming in future and remove the requirement for in-person registration for mobile betting accounts. In Asia, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has historically licensed offshore gaming operators that provide online gaming by foreigners located outside the Philippines. In the past year, PAGCOR has issued the first online gaming licenses that also permit online gaming by domestic players in the Philippines. The first license was granted in December 2020 to DFFN’s Inter- Active Entertainment Solutions Technologies Incorporated for its new remote gaming platform, InPlay, which is an extension of its land-based system, allowing remote gaming from off property locations. The feature is only available, however, to VIP players who meet strict eligibility, KYC and registration requirements and implement on- property fund deposit and withdrawal. 州和密歇根州相繼對線上娛樂場進行立法，美國的監管機構已 然對在線博彩的潛在益處有了更進一步的認識。內華達州博彩 管理委員會曾在2021年5月舉行了一場聽證會，審查IR營運商 在未來提供完全的線上博彩的能力，並取消對移動客戶端的博 彩賬戶需親自註冊的規定。 在亞洲，菲律賓的PAGCOR一向授權離岸博彩營運商 為菲律賓境外的外國人提供網絡博彩服務。過去的一年 中，PAGCOR已經頒發第一張網絡博彩牌照，並允許菲律賓的 國內玩家參與網絡博彩。第一張牌照於 2020 年12月授予了 DFFN的 Inter-Active Entertainment Solutions Technologies Incorporated，用於其新的遠程博彩平台InPlay，該平台是基 於實體系統的延伸，可在物業外進行遠程投注。不過該功能目 前僅限於通過資格審核、KYC審查及註冊要求、可在實體娛樂 場內進行現金存取的貴賓玩家。 此外，岡田馬尼拉的營運商Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc 於2021年4月也成功獲得向其客戶提供網 絡賭枱博彩及線上角子機娛樂的牌照，成為菲律賓馬尼拉娛樂 城內第一間可以提供網絡博彩服務的IR營運商。在當前出遊受 限及仍無法預測遊客何時可以親身歸來的情況下，向同一客戶 群體提供線上及線下的可切換服務，無疑保證了企業的收入。 雖然菲律賓已為網絡博彩進行立法，但澳門對於網絡博彩 的態度仍不確定。2020年4月，澳門行政長官賀一誠重申，政府 仍在研究網絡博彩作為博彩業經濟多元化的潛在方式，並必須 考慮允許此類活動對公共政策的影響。 商業模式多元化——收購體育博彩和網絡博彩 業務 雖然監管層面的考慮決定了IR營運商參與網絡博彩的可