Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 107 26-50 PRESIDENT Golden Dragon Group 董事長 金龍集團 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 645 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 42 Former member of Macau’s Legislative Assembly One of Macau’s biggest property owners • • • • 澳門前任立法會議員 澳門最大的地產商之一 41 CHAN MENG KAM EVEN THOUGH he wasn’t running personally, Chan Meng Kam achieved a political triumph in the Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) election in 2021 that may prove significant in the years ahead. The reach of the AL may be somewhat limited but its voice remains strong, meaning we’re set to hear plenty from the Chan- backed Macau United Citizens Association (ACUM) – the only list to win three seats at this year’s election. Although Chan withdrew from running in the 2017 election to focus on his business interests instead, he still maintains a close connection with ACUM, a group he founded in 2005. The economic recovery of Macau and particularly its gaming industry are the ACUM’s priorities and it is notable that the AL will have a say in the upcoming re-tendering of gaming licenses. One of the SAR’s wealthiest businessmen, Chan’s Golden Dragon Group operates Casino Golden Dragon, Casino Royal Dragon and Casino Million Dragon – all of them running gaming operations as satellite casinos under the license of SJM Holdings. It also operates Casino Grand Dragon in Taipa under Melco Resorts’ license and is preparing to open 185 rooms in the newly built China Dragon Hotel, located a stone´s throw from Grand Lisboa on the peninsula. Chan was once considered a candidate to be granted a seventh Macau casino concession, and although the chances of that happening are remote at best, expect him to at least have a say in what the future of the city’s gaming industry looks like. 陳明金 即使陳明金 自己沒有參選2021年立法會選舉，但他在這次選戰中取得的政 治成就的重要性卻可能在未來數年間顯現出來。 澳門立法會的力量可能是有限的，但它發出來的聲音卻依然強勁， 這意味著我們將會三不五時聽到由陳明金所支持的澳門民眾建澳聯盟的意 見。這組別是唯一在今年選舉中能夠贏取三席的名單。 雖然陳明金在2017年就沒有在競選，並把自己的注意力轉移到生意上 面，但他依然與2005年成立的澳門民建聯保持緊密關係。 澳門的經濟復甦，特別是博彩業，都是民建聯的頭號關心對象。特別 值得注意的是，立法會將在未來的博彩牌照重新競投中有其發揮影響力的 部分。 作為澳門最富有的商人之一，陳明金的金龍集團營運著金龍娛樂場、 御龍及萬龍娛樂場，都是在澳博控股的牌照下通過衛星賭場形式運作的博 彩業務。金龍集團也在氹仔通過新濠博亞娛樂的牌照營運駿龍娛樂場，並 且正為新近興建、擁有185間客房、位於澳門半島新葡京一箭之遙的華龍 娛樂場進行開幕準備。 外界曾認為陳明金是澳門第七張賭牌的其中一個候選人，雖然發生的 機會實在渺茫，但他至少能對澳門博彩業的未來產生影響力。