Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAR 2022年3月 亞博匯 85 焦點關注 to 2019. However, the spend per person or per visit has risen significantly. There are several theories on this subject. They include pent- up demand, a lack of competing entertainment, utilization of government subsidy payments and excitement around sports betting due to increased coverage. There is probably no single cause, and all of those factors likely played into the equation, but the issue does pose one very important question: is it sustainable? The growth generated by sports and iGaming certainly is, at least in the short-term. There are more states that will legalize both activities and states with retail sports betting only are considering making the switch. The numbers are simply too large to ignore. The future of growth in retail casino gambling is much less certain. As with the spread of sports betting, there are still states that might in time legalize commercial casinos. As long as capacity is added, revenues will continue to grow. Yet regardless of future growth rates, 2021 will stand out as a pivotal point in the history of gambling in the United States. Seeing it is easy, explaining it not so. 可能沒有單一的原因，所有這些因 素都或多或少起到作用。但這個問題亦確 實帶出了一個更為重要的疑問——是否可 以持續？ 至少在短期內，體育及網絡博彩所 帶來的增長是肯定的。有更多州份考慮 將這兩種活動合法化，而僅有體育投注 的州份也正考慮作出改變。這些數字太 大了，不容忽視。 然而，零售娛樂場博彩的增長前 景就遠沒有那麼確定。隨著體育博彩的 推廣，仍有一些州份可能及時將商業賭 場合法化。只要增加產能，收入就會繼 續增長。然而，無論未來的增長率如 何，2021年都成為了美國博彩史上的一 個關鍵點。看起來很淺顯，但解釋起來 卻沒那麼容易。