Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2022年4月 亞博匯 71 特寫 by Macau’s Big 6 are already the most robust in the industry globally. “It’s really a perfect storm for the industry,” the same source said. “The business overhang from the pandemic drags on while the government increases its oversight and supervision putting additional pressure on revenue. “Even if the COVID-19 situation ebbs sometime soon and visitation returns to normal levels, revenue is unlikely to similarly follow while everyone is faced with increased competition for a declining population of gaming patrons.” Which raises one final point of interest. According to unconfirmed local media reports, the cost to each concessionaire for extending their license by six months until 31 December 2022 will be somewhere in the vicinity of MOP$50 million to MOP$80 million (US$6.25 million to US$10 million) – a hefty price tag considering the pandemic will likely see these businesses remain either loss-making or barely profitable for the duration of the period in question. 雖然他們不會公開表態，但《亞博 匯》意識到，至少部分承批公司感覺不 像是這座城市的合作夥伴，而更像是搖 錢樹。一個明顯的例子是博彩法草案中 要求承批公司採取更多企業社會責任措 施。具體而言，在承批公司已經向澳門 基金會支付了高達4%的博彩總收入並支 持澳門的基礎設施發展的前提之下，對 博企的期待還包括支持中小企業發展、 支持本地產業多元發展、確保勞工權益 尤其是本地僱員的在職培訓及人員向上 流動、保障員工的公積金制度、聘用殘 疾及康復人士、支持公益活動、支持各 種教育、科研、環保、文化及體育等活 動。 可能會有人爭辯說，澳門六大博企 目前採用的企業社會責任舉措已經是全 球行業中最具活力的。 該消息人士稱：「對於這個行業來 說，這真是一場完美風暴。」 「疫情造成的業務積壓持續下去， 而政府加強了監督，都給收入帶來了額 外壓力。」