Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAN 2022年1月 亞博匯 40 COVER STORY Fukuoka is nearly two hours. Sources tell IAG that CAIJ is expected to pay around JPY 15 billion (US$136 million) in infrastructure costs in the area surrounding the IR, an amount more than the entire net assets of CAIJ’s parent company, Casinos Austria International, according to the last set of financial accounts seen by IAG . CAIJ is yet to publicly disclose its source of financing and intended partners, and as a result IAG understands many prefectural assembly members are questioning the entire project. CAIJ does not have any internationally acknowledged or experienced IR expert or executive representing them publicly in Japan. A public comment period for residents started on 21 December and will continue until 17 January, and this may generate additional political pressure. In December, the current pro-IR governor, Hodo Nakamura, announced he will be seeking re-election in Nagasaki’s upcoming gubernatorial election to be held on 20 February 2022, but the national-government-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has in fact thrown its weight behind one of his opponents, Kengo IR的知事中村法道宣佈，其將在即將於 2022年2月20日舉行的長崎知事選舉中 尋求連任，但執政黨自民黨支持了其對 手之一的大石賢吾，後者目前尚未就長 崎的綜合度假村表態。 大阪一枝獨秀？ 鑑於和歌山的Clairvest和長崎的 CAIJ都沒有給出任何細節，說明打算如 何為這些規模超出其整個公司價值數倍 的龐大項目提供資金，以及業內分析師 對於區域IR項目所表達的對於投資回報 率嚴重不足的擔憂，看似這兩種方案可 能都不會得到謹慎的日本國民政府的批 The Nagasaki IR site at Huis ten Bosch in Sasebo City has weak access infrastructure. There is no bullet train so visitors must endure a near three- hour slow train journey from the nearest major airport. 長崎的IR選址位於佐世保市豪斯登堡，基礎 設施薄弱。沒有新幹線接入，因而遊客必須 忍受從最近的主要機場福岡經歷近三個小時 的慢車旅程。 Oishi, who is yet to declare his stance on integrated resorts in Nagasaki. ONLY OSAKA? Given that neither Clairvest at Wakayama nor CAIJ at Nagasaki have given any detail on how they intend to fund these enormous projects multiple times larger than the value of their entire companies, and the grave ROI concerns expressed by industry analysts about the regional IR projects, it seems quite possible that neither of them will be approved by a prudent Japanese national government. But even if they are, execution will be a