Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 38 closing all its Macau VIP Clubs on 1 December, then confirming the complete cessation of its junket business nine days later – ending a 14-year run that had, at its peak, seen the group run 17 different VIP Clubs Macau- wide and contribute up to a third of all Macau GGR. Rumors had subsequently swirled suggesting most, if not all, of Macau’s concessionaires would suspend or terminate their existing agreements with junkets by the end of December. While none confirmed any such plans, publicly at least, it became a moot point following the government’s 14 January press conference with the announcement that dedicated junket rooms in Macau’s casinos and revenue share arrangements between junkets and Macau’s casino concessionaires will be prohibited under the gaming law amendments. This puts an end to such arrangements which date back to the 1986 COVER STORY Alvin Chau’s arrest sparked a chain reaction, with Suncity closing all its Macau VIP Clubs on 1 December, then confirming the complete cessation of its junket business nine days later. 周焯華的被捕引發連鎖反應。太陽城 於12月1日關閉旗下在澳門的所有貴賓 廳，並於9日後正式結束博彩中介業 務。 賓廳，並於9日後正式結束博彩中介業 務——結束了該集團長達14年的貴賓博 彩推廣業務。高峰時期，太陽城在澳門 營運多達17間貴賓會，並貢獻了澳門創 紀錄的博彩總收入的約三分之一。 隨後有傳言稱，大多數（若非全 部）博企將在12月底之前暫停或終止與 博彩中介人之間的現有協議。 雖然並無人公開證實此類計劃，但 隨著政府在1月14日舉辦的新聞發佈會 上宣佈，已完成的澳門博彩法修訂草案 將禁止承包賭場區域內的專用區域以及 明文禁止中介與承批公司以任何形式或 協議分享賭場收入，這將成為一個爭議 點。該規定意味著過去多年來澳門一套