Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 40 opening by gaming legend Dr Stanley Ho of the famous “Diamond Room” at Casino Lisboa, a casino-within-a- casino which established the model for VIP Clubs operated by junkets. The draft bill elaborated further on the government’s plans for junkets. While junket licenses will continue to be issuedtoapprovedVIPpromoters by the Secretary of Economy and Finance each January, each licensed promoter will in future be permitted to “only carry out the activity of promoting games in one concessionaire.” This will significantly weaken the market strength of junket operators compared to years gone by when major junkets operators would have one or even more dedicated VIP rooms in each of Macau's six concessionaires. The bill also prevents gaming promoters from using third parties to conduct business “except in situations deemed necessary by their partners, COVER STORY 標準流程的終止，可以追溯至1986年澳 門博彩傳奇人物何鴻燊博士在葡京娛樂 場內開設「一個賭場之內的賭場」鑽石 貴賓廳，建立了由博彩中介人經營貴賓 廳的模式。 草案文本進一步闡述了政府的博彩 中介人的安排。儘管經濟財政司司長將 繼續在每年1月向獲批准的中介人發出博 彩中介准照，但每一博彩中介「僅可於 一間承批公司內從事博彩中介業務」。 此舉將大大削弱博彩中介營運商的市場 實力。過去幾年，主要博彩中介營運商 在所有六大博企內都擁有專有的貴賓廳 甚至多間貴賓廳。 草案還同時禁止博彩中介透過他人