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IAG NOV 2021年11月 亞博匯 84 11-25 VICE CHAIRMAN, COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wynn Macau 董事會副主席、首席營運總裁兼執行董事 永利澳門 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 1,001 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 15 Go-to person for VIP marketing and government relations for Wynn Macau since inception Long-time trusted confidante of founder Steve Wynn • • • • 自成立以來一直負責永利澳門的貴賓博彩業務及政府關係 創始人史提芬·永利長期信賴的夥伴 LINDA CHEN 陳志玲 19 IT HAS NOT ESCAPED anyone’s attention that, at a time when her long-held role overseeing Wynn Macau’s operations in the VIP space is diminishing, Linda Chen’s role in securing the company’s future aspirations is becoming more pivotal – given the 26 June license-expiry sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all six Macau gaming concessionaires. Wynn’s frontline link to junkets has held a front row seat to the recent woes of the VIP industry, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a crackdown by Chinese authorities on cross-border gambling. Yet VIP aside, Chen has plenty on her plate in her dual role as Wynn’s government relations guru. In June 2022, the 20-year gaming licenses of Macau’s concessionaires expire. It is expected that a re-tendering process will be undertaken before then with Chen perceived to play a key role in leading the company’s efforts to be granted a new license. Notably, it was Chen who spoke on Wynn Macau’s behalf during a face-to-face consultation between the DICJ and operators in September. Certainly she should know the company inside out. Part of the opening teams of three major Las Vegas resorts – The Mirage in 1989, MGM Grand in 1993 and Bellagio in 1998 – she served as Executive Vice President of International Marketing for Bellagio and as Executive Vice President of International Marketing for all of MGM Mirage (now MGM Resorts International). She joined Wynn for the second time in her career in 2002, came to Macau when Wynn Resorts won its casino concession that year and oversaw the opening of Wynn Macau’s peninsula property of the same name in 2006. 所有人都看出 ，雖然陳志玲對永利澳門貴賓博彩業務的監督角色正逐漸弱 化，但她在確保該企實現夙願方面的重要性卻日漸增長——尤其在隨著6 月26日賭牌到期日的臨近，懸在六大博企頭上的達摩克里斯劍即將落下之 際。 永利與博彩中介人的關聯令其首當其衝受到深陷困境的貴賓博彩的拖 累。該行業一直受到新冠疫情衝擊和內地當局打擊跨境賭博的雙重壓力。 不過，撇開貴賓博彩不談，作為永利的政府關係專家，陳志玲手上有 很多重要工作。2022年6月，澳門博彩特許經營牌照的20年期限將屆滿。 市場預計在此之前，當局將進行重新招標程序，陳志玲在此將發揮重要作 用，領導永利再度爭取賭牌。 值得注意的是，在9月份澳門博監局與博企的面對面諮詢場中，陳志 玲代表永利澳門發言。 她當然對永利瞭如指掌。作為拉斯維加斯三大度假村項目的開業團隊 成員——包括1989年的Mirage、1993年的拉斯維加斯美高梅大酒店及1998 年的Bellagio——陳志玲曾擔任Bellagio的國際市場推廣執行副總裁，以及 MGM Mirage(現美高梅國際酒店集團)的國際市場推廣執行副總裁。 她於2002年再次投身永利，並在該企當年投得博彩批給合同後前來 澳門，然後監督永利在澳門半島的物業永利澳門於2006年開業。