Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2022年5月 亞博匯 103 十年之前 W ith Macau’s suppliers well advanced in c o n v e r t i n g their products to comply with the new EGM Technical Standards 2.0, it seems apt to look back on our cover story from the May 2012 issue of IAG , titled “Seriously big”. Ten years ago this month, we took an in-depth look at the growth of the slot machine segment in Macau which, although dwarfed by the sheer popularity of baccarat, was starting to print some pretty impressive numbers of its own. IAG reported at the time that Macau’s slot industry had grown from revenue of just US$29 million in 2003 – accounting for less than 1% of the market – to revenue of US$1.43 billion in 2011, comprising 4.5% of industry GGR. The number of machines also grew from 2,250 in 2004 to 16,000 by early 2012. 當 下澳門的供應商們 正在改進產品以符 合新《角子機技術 標準（第2.0版）》 ，此時回顧2012年 5月的封面故事《大而有當》似正恰如其 分。 十年之前的五月刊，我們對澳門的 角子機市場的增長進行了深入的研究。 儘管與百家樂的流行相比，澳門的角子 機市場的增長相形見絀，但已經開始製 造出令人印象深刻的數字。 《亞博匯》當時報道稱，澳門的角 子機行業收入已經從2003年的2900萬 美元（佔市場份額的不到1%），增長至 2011年的14.3億美元，佔行業博彩總收 入的4.5%。 機器數量也從2004年的2,250台增 加到2012年初的16,000台。