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IAG MAY 2022年5月 亞博匯 13 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com MACAU’S GRAND EMPEROR TO CEASE SATELLITE CASINO OPERATIONS 澳門英皇將停止衛星賭場運作 MACAU’S GRAND EMPEROR HOTEL will cease casino operations from 26 June 2022, citing a challenging business environment due to COVID-19 and a gloomy outlook for the VIP gaming sector. Emperor Entertainment Hotel Limited announced its decision not to renew the company’s service agreement with SJM Resorts, which has seen it operate the casino out of Grand Emperor Hotel since 2010 under Macau’s unique satellite casino system. It had most recently extended the original service agreement for two years in 2020 to coincide with the 26 June 2022 expiration of the Macau gaming concession held by SJM. The decision not to extend any further, despite all six Macau concessionaires having recently applied to extend their own licenses by a further six months until 31 December 2022, comes amid reports that at least seven other satellite casinos – including all four operated by Golden Dragon Group – will shut down this year. Grand Emperor will continue to offer its hotel and other hospitality services, and the company acquired another hotel and two blocks of serviced apartments in Hong Kong in 2021. It also owns the Inn Hotel Macau. 澳門英皇娛樂酒店 宣佈將於2022年6月26日停止博 彩業務運作，稱主要由於新冠疫情導致商業環境充滿 挑戰，以及貴賓博彩業務行業前景暗淡。 英皇娛樂酒店稱，決定不再與澳娛綜合續簽服務 協議。該公司自2010年以來，一直在澳娛綜合的博 彩批給下經營娛樂場業務。該公司曾在2020年將原 有的服務協議延長2年，以配合澳娛綜合在2022年6 月26日到期的賭牌。 儘管近期澳門六大博企皆已申請將自身的賭牌 再延長6個月至2022年12月31日，但早前已有報道 稱，至少7間衛星賭場，包括所有由金龍營運的4間 賭場，皆計劃於今年內關閉。 澳門特區政府已將衛星賭場問題列為立法會目前 正在審議的博彩法修訂的優先事項，要求未來所有衛 星賭場必須位於承批公司擁有的物業之內。 英皇表示會保留英皇娛樂酒店的酒店業務，並於 2021年在香港收購了另一間酒店以及兩間服務式公 寓，同時亦擁有澳門盛世酒店。