Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2022年5月 亞博匯 37 play, your chances of incurring catastrophic loss if you don’t have tight control of your spread of tables is so much greater. “So, I’mnot terribly optimistic of that part of the business at all. Yes, there will be people that come in on commission play, but that really high-end business will substantially have to abandon Australia.” While both Crown and Star reported similar exposure to the international VIP market in 2019 – the segment comprised around 23% of Star Entertainment Group’s gross revenue that year and 25% of Crown's – there are concerns over the future of Crown Sydney, which was built specifically to target Asian VIPs. Its license does not, for example, allow for the provision of poker (slot) machines. “Crown Sydney is a classic case of a white elephant, having been developed for a market that no longer exists, or, not to any substantial degree,” adds Green. 封面故事 「但是星億這種濫用中國銀聯卡 的方式與皇冠類似，以及同樣讓中介 人太陽城集團進入娛樂場內並經營自 己的賭廳，這些就已經夠了。」 我們現在已知的是，博彩中介 人在澳洲賭場開設賭廳的日子已經結 束。這令人們對於營運商未來吸引國 際玩家的能力產生懷疑，特別是在更 為嚴格的反洗錢（AML）及客戶身分 盡職調查（KYC）管控成為常態的情 況下。 令到問題更為複雜的是，中國同 時也在打擊跨境賭博。這已經削弱了 全球各地賭場中的貴賓賭廳生意，就 連澳門也不例外。