Inside Asian Gaming

IAG OCT 2021年10月 亞博匯 66 JAPAN The ideawas to createan iconic waterfront landmark that would rejuvenate Yokohama’s offerings while providing a new gateway into Japan. 這個想法是打造一個標誌性的海濱 地標，提供進入日本的新門戶，並 振興橫濱當地經濟。 M elco Resorts & Entertainment announced on 13 September that it was officially discontinuing its pursuit of an integrated resort license in Yokohama and closing its local office after anti-IR campaigner Takeharu Yamanaka won the city’s mayoral election. However Melco, which has promised to pursue future IR opportunities in Japan and maintains an interest via an office in Tokyo and ski resort in Hakone, didn’t waste any time letting it be known what Yokohama is missing out on. One of two companies, alongside Genting Singapore, to have taken part in Yokohama’s RFP before Yamanaka pulled the plug, Melco – renowned for its City of Dreams properties in Macau and Manila, Studio City in Cotai and City of Dreams Mediterranean development in Cyprus – has since released a spectacular fly-through visualization video of its IR concept, which was created by world- renowned architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects. Zaha Hadid also designed the iconic Morpheus Hotel at City of Dreams Macau. The idea, according to Melco’s EVP, Chief Creative and Brand Officer, Frederic Winckler, was to create an iconic waterfront landmark that would rejuvenate Yokohama’s offerings while providing a new gateway into Japan.