Inside Asian Gaming

IAG AUG 2021年8月 亞博匯 76 JAPAN MICE EXPERIENCE Genting Singapore brings strong MICE experience to Yokohama, with its Resorts World Sentosa Convention Center and accompanying facilities considered among the best in the region. “Genting have solid mid-sized to large MICE experience in Resorts World Sentosa and Genting Highlands,” explains Murray. “They will also gain significant MICE experience over the coming years with RWLV. Las Vegas is the MICE capital of the world and [Genting] will need to learn, adapt and grow in order to prosper.” RWLV also happens to boast a direct connection to the Las Vegas Convention Center via an underground transportation system developed by Elon Musk whereby all-electric Tesla vehicles transport passengers back and forth in just two minutes. PROBITY Genting’s complicated ownership structure, which sees Chairman and CEO Lim Kok Thay and his family hold varying direct and indirect stakes across multiple entities in more than half- a-dozen global jurisdictions, may give Japanese regulators some pause. There is also the question of where the company’s true focus might lie, particularly given the US$4.3 billion spent on RWLV and other not-so-small US ambitions in New York and Miami. Nevertheless, the fact that the company passed probity checks in Nevada speaks highly, as does its relationship with regulators in Singapore – another highly regulated jurisdiction. “Genting are a proven entity in Singapore, having won the bid, developed and opened a The Genting Singapore consortium appears to be a strong one, including three of Japan’s “big five” architecture, engineering and construction companies 雲頂新加坡財團似乎實力頗為雄 厚，其夥伴包括日本「五大」建築工 程公司中的三家。 不過，該公司已通過內華達州的誠信檢查，以及其與新加 坡監管機構的關係很能說明問題。新加坡亦是高度監管的司法 管轄區。 Murray表示：「雲頂在新加坡已經是經過考驗的實體，其 贏得了競標，打造並營運了一個非常成功的IR，此外還獲牌照 的延期以進一步發展。」 「另外，雲頂並未在澳門營運。有人認為日本政府可能更 樂意批准在澳門沒有業務的營運商。」 值得一提的是，儘管雲頂從未在澳門經營博彩業務，但雲 頂香港確實擁有一家全資擁有的澳門子公司雲頂澳門，該子公 司一直在澳門的南灣湖畔開發一家酒店。但是雲頂香港在去年 11 月出售了其所持有雲頂澳門的 50% 股權，並表示未來可能 出售其剩餘股權，以幫助償還其26 億美元的債務。