Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2022年6月 亞博匯 59 焦點關注 optimistic about the recovery and am pessimistic about the overall economy. IAG: What do you think of the future of pawnshops? John: Pawnshops are an industry of great historical value. The earliest pawnshops in Macau were for the poor people to do business and gave them the opportunity to pawn their goods for money. They were not purely commercial in nature. I think pawnshops like those which only do pawning business with ordinary people will last for a long time. Those pawnshops that do not rely on gaming can survive, but those that do are almost finished. Those pawnshops that do not rely on gaming can survive, but those that do are almost finished. 「一些非依賴博彩為生的當舖可以生存， 但靠着博彩為生的當舖幾乎已經玩完。」 等當舖，過去他們的租金一個月都接 近100萬元，但現時即使業主願意減 租，很多都選擇結業；一些繼續經營 的當舖，只是店內有太多存貨，或者 當舖老闆有其他業務，根本不在乎當 舖生意。 我認為，依賴博彩賭客為生的當 舖不會長遠地生存下去。雖然我已經 離開當舖，但並不看好會復甦，對整 體經濟看法是悲觀的。 IAG：未來當舖能否生存下去？你對 當舖的未來有可看法？ John： 典當業是很有歷史價值的行 業，最早期澳門的當舖是為貧民做生 意，讓貧民有典當物品換錢的機會， 並非純粹商業性質。我認為，民生區 的當舖會留下來，因為那些當舖是世 襲制的。一些非依賴博彩為生的當舖 可以生存，但靠着博彩為生的當舖幾 乎已經玩完。