Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 81 11-25 CEO and PRESIDENT MGM Resorts CHAIRPERSON and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MGM China 首席執行官及總裁 美高梅國際酒店集團 董事長及執行董事 美高梅中國控股有限公司 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 872 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 24 On the opening team of The Mirage alongside Steve Wynn Has continued “asset light” strategy started by predecessor Jim Murren 曾與史提芬·永利一起參與The Mirage的開幕團隊 延續前任Jim Murren發起的「輕資產」戰略 16 WHAT A YEAR of contrasting fortunes 2022 has been for MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle. Based in Las Vegas where his day-to-day focus remains very much on MGM’s US operations, Hornbuckle has witnessed first-hand his company’s triumphant domestic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic – culminating in a 113% year-on-year increase in net revenues at its Las Vegas Strip properties alone in Q2. Yet in Macau, which contributed around 23% of MGM’s pre- COVID revenues and 27% of EBITDAR, MGM continues to feel the effects of China’s strict zero-COVID policies, with MGM China reporting a loss attributable to owners of the company of HK$2.41 billion (US$306 million) for the six months to 30 June 2022. Like its Macau peers, MGM has little choice but to ride out the Macau storm. Hornbuckle himself has been busy saying all the right things about his commitment to Macau, and the company was, as expected, front and center when bids were submitted in mid-September for new 10-year concessions under the government’s re-tender process. Successful bidders are expected to be announced by November. Meanwhile, MGM is also awaiting the results of its bid to develop a US$9 billion integrated resort in Osaka, Japan. It remains to be seen what will become of Japan’s problematic casino scene, but at least in sticking to its guns in Osaka the company appears to have picked the right dog in the fight. 為 美高梅國際酒店集團首席執行官及總裁Bill Hornbuckle而言，2022無疑 是反差極大的一年。 Hornbuckle常駐拉斯維加斯，日常工作重點仍然是美高梅的美國業 務。他親眼見證美高梅如何渡過美國國內的新冠疫情並成功復甦，其中僅僅 在第二季度，該公司位於拉斯維加斯大道的物業的淨收入按年增長113%。 反觀澳門業務，僅僅錄得疫前收入的23%及EBITDAR的27%。美高 梅中國持續受到內地清零政策的影響，在截至2022年6月30日止的6個月 內，錄得公司擁有人應佔虧損為24.1億港元（3.06億美元）。 與其他澳門博企一樣，美高梅別無選擇，只能靜待澳門風暴過 去。Hornbuckle本人也一直反覆提及唱好對澳門的承諾。不出所料，該公 司在九月中率先按照政府規定的重新競投程序提交了申請10年博彩專營批 給的標書。結果預計將於11月揭曉。 與此同時，美高梅也在等待其在日本大阪開發價值90億美元的綜合度 假村的競標結果。日本前路崎嶇的博彩業將如何發展目前尚待觀察，但至 少在堅守大阪這一塊，美高梅似乎選對了陣地。 BILL HORNBUCKLE 洪博斌