Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2022年6月 亞博匯 41 封面故事 still impossible because [their] facilities were closed down for a long time. They also need to hire people for work.” Operators of some border casinos also noted the difficulties they were having in bringing back staff, however there is room for optimism, with Thailand having given the green light to reopen its land border with Cambodia from 1 May and Vietnam doing the same for its border with Cambodia on 13 May. More broadly, Cambodia’s tourist numbers in 1Q22 reached 159,546, representing a 125% improvement over the same period in 2021 and 148% higher than the December 2021 quarter. “Traffichasseenanoticeable uplift from April, as Malaysia and Singapore reopened travel to the country,” said an Aristocrat representative. “Cambodia’s gaming industry has traditionally been quite reliant on the Chinese consumer and therefore, until they return, we expect both GGR and foot traffic to be lighter than pre-COVID.” “There is room for optimism, with Thailand having given the green light to reopen its land border with Cambodia from 1 May.” 「但對他們而言仍有可感到樂觀之處——泰國 已經批准自5月1日起開放與柬埔寨的陸地通 關。」 而言仍有可感到樂觀之處——泰國已經 批准自5月1日起開放與柬埔寨的陸地通 關，而越南也自5月13日起開放了與柬之 間的邊界。 整體而言，柬埔寨2022年第一季度 的遊客人數達到159,546人次，較2021 年同期按年增長125%，較2021年第四 季度增長148%。 Aristocrat代表表示：「隨著馬來西 亞和新加坡重新開放，客流量自4月以來 明顯上升。」 「柬埔寨的博彩業傳統上非常依 賴中國客戶，因此，在這些客人回歸之 前，我們預計博彩收入和客流量都將低 於疫情之前。」