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IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 116 26-50 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Macau Slot Co Ltd 行政總裁 澳門彩票有限公司 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 565 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 50 Oversees Macau’s only licensed sports betting operator • • 領導澳門唯一體育博彩彩票專營公司 50 FOUNDED IN THE MID-1980s under Stanley Ho’s STDM gambling empire, Macau SLOT Co Ltd holds the only sports betting concession in Macau. But exactly how long that’s the case remains to be seen, with the government revealing earlier this year that while Macau Slot’s concession had been renewed for another three years until June 2024, it is no longer exclusive. It’s a significant change in Macau’s ever-evolving gaming landscape, with the idea of liberalizing Macau’s sports betting industry having long been touted as a means of diversifying the casino economy. For now at least, CEO Stephen Ho can take heart in the fact his company still provides the SAR’s only online gambling of any form (horse racing aside). Macau Slot was granted Macau’s only franchise to accept betting on football in 1998, adding basketball two years later. In 2002, when the Macau SAR Government was handing out concessions to casino operators, Macau Slot became the holder of Macau’s only sports betting concession – a monopoly concession it has held until now. However, even sports betting hasn’t been immune to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: Macau’s gross revenue from instant lotteries and sports betting reached just MOP$543 million (US$67.9 million) in 2020, according to information from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. STEPHEN HO 何展鵬 澳門彩票有限公司 於1980代創立，是賭王何鴻燊的澳門旅遊娛樂股份有限 公司旗下之企業，手持著澳門唯一一個體育博彩的專營權。 但這局面到底還會維持多久，就要待後來分曉，因為政府在今年早 前就公布，雖然澳門彩票的專營權被續期四年至2024年6月，但該公司 已不再是獨家服務提供者。這為澳門不斷變幻的博彩世界是一個重大轉 變，因為開放澳門體育博彩業一直都被認為是令到娛樂場經濟多元化的 一種手段。 但最少到目前為止，行政總裁何展鵬還是他的公司依然是澳門唯一提 供網絡博彩(不包括賽馬)的企業而感到信心滿滿。 澳門彩票於1998年獲批澳門足球博彩彩票的特許專營權，兩年後再 獲批籃球的專營權。2002年，當澳門特區政府向博企批出幸運博彩賭牌 時，澳門彩票有限公司成為澳門體育博彩彩票專營公司，並擁有專營權 至今。 但即使體育博彩亦不能從新冠肺炎大流行中幸免於難。根據澳門博彩 監察協調局的資料，澳門從彩票及體育博彩所得的博彩總收入在2020年 只有5.43億澳門元(6790萬美元)。