Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 70 Nevada’s sports betting revenue rose 84% in 2021. 內華達州的體育博彩收入在2021年增長了 84%。 COLUMNISTS exceptionally, up to13 years. This shorter term invites curiosity as to what the government expects tenderers to offer when the concessions are re-tendered after June. The concessions granted in 2002 only required concessionaires to commit to a minimum investment of MOP$8 billion for an 18 to 20-year term, in addition to modest annual premiums, and payment of tax and levies for social purposes. To date, the government has given no indication as to what it will require tenderers to offer, aside from an oft-repeated mantra about non-gaming investment. Given the present commitment of both the SAR and Central governments to a COVID-zero policy, it is difficult to see how a 10-year concession term, seemingly to start while the pandemic is still running, is likely to attract any new bidders. Macau’s gross gaming revenue in 2021 was almost US$3 billion lower than state- wide casino revenue in Nevada. Macau’s junket business, a mainstay in 2002, has now atrophied to the point that its future contribution is likely to be little more than a rounding number on Macau’s GGR. The casinos cannot offer sports betting or interactive gaming, and there is no suggestion that position will change. It is now official that there will be limits on gaming tables and machines, such as were introduced in 2013. This tells