Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 72 COLUMNISTS any new entrant (who will have to replace an existing concessionaire) that the supply side will not be allowed to grow without restriction post the tender awards. Clearly the current market in Macau is over-supplied with tables and machines. A bounce- back to the glory days of 2013/14 won’t happen, but even if it did its longevity would likely be limited to the outbreak of the next pandemic. Of course, it is conceivable that the government doesn’t want new entrants. The failure of Japan to get out of the starting blocks may make Macau at least superficially attractive to new operators, but the attraction is not what it was in 2002. What’s not to likeabout, say, Nevada?No time-limited licences, an 8% tax rate on GGR, ability to write off bad markers against GGR, great connectivity, a contemporary regulatory approach to sports betting, mobile gaming and interactive, and a source market which can continue to travel even in pandemic times. 反彈亦很可能永遠不會出現，即使真的 出現，如此幅度的反彈也可能只會維持 到下一輪疫情的來臨。 當然，可以想像政府並不希望有新 人加入市場。有鑑於日本依然未能走完 開賭的第一步，這可能令到澳門最少在 表面上都對於新的營運商有吸引力，但 吸引程度就完全無法與2002年作比較。 相較之下，諸如內華達州這種地方又有 甚麼不吸引之處呢？畢竟其賭牌沒有時 間限制、稅率為博彩毛收入8%、可以 不把未能收回的賭債計入賭彩毛收入之 中、互聯情況良好、對於體育博彩有一 套符合當代的法規取態、擁有移動博彩 及互動博彩，還有一個在疫情下依然可 以持續旅遊的客源市場。