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IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 119 潛龍五將 FOUNDER Leisure & Resorts World Corp 創辦人 ALFREDO “ALBEE” BENITEZ ALFREDO ABELARDO “ALBEE” BENITEZ stepped down from the board of Leisure & Resorts World Corp (LRWC) in October for a run at politics, but he remains a major shareholder in the company and a return in future looks likely. Founded by Benitez as Bingo Bonanza Corporation, the company was later listed as LRWC – providing a vast array of services across the Philippines including bingo, leasing slot machines and the operation of slot arcades on behalf of PAGCOR. It is also developing a US$500 million integrated resort on the holiday island of Boracay. Benitez is currently running for mayor of Bacolod, having previously served multiple terms as a congressman representing the 3rd district of Negros Occidental province. CHAIRMAN Meg-Star Group 集團主席 鉅星集團 THOMAS PANG 彭岳熙 THOMAS PANG has worked hard over the past decade to cement Meg-Star Group’s position among the “Big 4” Macau junkets, but with the VIP space facing multiple headwinds it will be much harder keeping them there. Analysts estimate VIP segment revenue will barely reach 20% of pre-COVID levels in 2021, rising to around 40% next year but unlikely to ever return to the heights of the early 2010s when they comprised almost 75% of Macau-wide GGR. Meg-Star, which describes itself as a provider of “high-end travel and VIP entertainment service, real estate, premium retail, IT, cultural art, food and beverages, red wine distribution and more,” has maintained a low profile of late but will be hoping it is the premium player who returns to Macau first in 2022. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez 於10月辭去在Leisure & Resorts World Corp （LRWC）董事會的職務，以投 身政界，但他仍然是該公司的主要股東，未來或會回歸。 該企最初稱為Bingo Bonanza Corporation，由 Benitez創立，其後在上市時稱為LRWC，並在菲律賓提供 廣泛服務，包括賓果遊戲、角子機租賃和代表PAGCOR營 運角子機遊戲廳。該企還在度假勝地長灘島上發展投資額 達5億美元的綜合度假村項目。Benitez目前正在參與巴科 洛德市市長競選，此前他曾多次代表西內格羅省第三區出 任國會議員。 彭岳熙 在過去十年致力鞏固鉅星集團在澳門作為四大博彩 中介人之一的地位，但由於貴賓廳博彩領域正面臨多重困 境，要保持集團地位將顯得困難重重。 分析師估計，到 2021 年，貴賓廳博彩收入將勉強達 到疫情前水平的20%，明年將升至40%左右，但不太可能 回到2010年代初期的高峰水平，當時貴賓廳博彩佔澳門博 彩總收入近75%。鉅星集團指出該企是「高端旅遊及貴賓 娛樂服務、房地產、高端零售、IT、文化藝術、餐飲、紅 酒分銷等領域」的供應商。鉅星集團最近一直保持低調， 預計最希望豪客於2022年首先重回澳門。 2021年11月 亞博匯