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IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 113 26-50 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Macau Slot Co Ltd 行政總裁 澳門彩票有限公司 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 559 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 50 Oversees Macau’s only licensed sports betting operator 領導澳門唯一體育博彩彩票專營公司 STEPHEN HO 47 何展鵬 MACAU SLOT CO LTD was dealt somewhat of a surprise hand last year when the government granted a three-year extension to its sports betting concession but removed its long-time exclusivity clause. Exactly what that means in the long-term remains to be seen, although with the wider Macau market still depressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Macau Slot looks like remaining the SAR’s only operational sports betting provider for some years to come. That alone should pave the way for an upward trajectory, with its having booked a 32% increase in profit in 2021 to MOP$127 million (US$15.7 million). Founded in themid-1980s under Stanley Ho’s STDMgambling empire, Macau Slot was granted Macau’s only franchise to accept betting on football in 1998, adding basketball two years later. In 2002, when the Macau SAR Government was handing out concessions to casino operators, Macau Slot became the holder of Macau’s only sports betting concession – a monopoly concession it has held until now, pending the potential entry of new competitors in the future. Like the rest of the SAR, Macau Slot is suffering due to the covid zero policy of the mainland, but expect the company to bounce back to former glories when visitors return. 就在去年 ，澳門政府批准了澳門彩票有限公司的專營權可延長三年，但取 消其長期獨家專營條款。 此舉究竟會帶來何種影響，還需從長遠進行觀察。儘管由於新冠疫 情，澳門市場整體處於低迷狀態，但澳門彩票似乎在未來幾年內仍然是澳 門唯一一家體育博彩供應商。僅此一項就為公司的復甦鋪平道路，該公司 在2021年利潤增長32%至1.27億澳門元（1570 萬美元）。 澳門彩票有限公司於1980代創立，是賭王何鴻燊的澳門旅遊娛樂股份 有限公司旗下之企業。於1998年獲批澳門足球博彩彩票的特許專營權，兩 年後再獲批籃球的專營權。2002年，當澳門特區政府向博企批出幸運博彩 賭牌時，澳門彩票有限公司成為澳門唯一一家體育博彩彩票專營公司。其 將一直維持該行業的壟斷地位，直至未來有新的競爭者加入。 一如澳門同儕，澳門彩票也因內地的新冠清零政策而大受影響。但預 計當遊客重新回歸之時，該公司將恢復昔日的輝煌。