Inside Asian Gaming

IAG OCT 2022年10月 亞博匯 74 and economic context,” he says. “I think they will do very well.” There are two other factors working in Thailand’s favor too. Not only does it already have strong infrastructure in place to support significant tourist traffic, it also boasts an international currency that is strong enough to support gaming in its own right – a far cry from Cambodia or Vietnam which generally use US dollars, or even Macau which favors the Hong Kong dollar over the local pataca. “When we talk about the Indochinese countries, I wouldn’t group Thailand together with places like Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam,” Cheng explains. “I think Thailand is much more advanced from an economic development point of view. “Cambodia uses US dollars as gambling currency because the local currency doesn’t have any strength in the international market, but the Thai baht is fine.” “We’re way ahead of ourselves now,” adds Bromberg, “but if Thailand does legalize casino gambling I’m sure it will all take place in Thai baht. Visitors will exchange money and they will gamble in Thai baht as well, so that’s not something I see becoming an issue.” FEATURES 該國不僅已經擁有了強大的基礎設施來 支持大量的遊客流量，同時還擁有了足 以支撐博彩業的國際貨幣，這與通常使 用美元的柬埔寨或越南、以及更為傾向 於用港幣而非當地貨幣澳門元的澳門都 有著顯著的不同。 「當我們在談論中南半島的國家 時，我不會將泰國與緬甸，柬埔寨和越 南等國家歸為一類。」Cheng解釋稱： 「從經濟發展的角度來看，泰國要先進 得多。」 「柬埔寨使用美元作為賭博貨幣， 因為當地貨幣在國際市場上沒有任何實 力，但泰銖卻不錯。」 「目前我們已經走在前面。」， Bromberg補充道：「但如果泰國真的 將賭場賭博合法化，我相信這一切都會 以泰銖進行。遊客會兌換貨幣，會用泰 銖下注，所以我不認為這會成為一個問 題。」