Inside Asian Gaming

IAG DEC 2022年12月 亞博匯 18 SUPPLIERS HINT AT LIKELY EXTENSION TO IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE FOR MACAU’S EGM TECHNICAL STANDARDS 2.0 供應商暗示澳門角子 機技術標準第2.0版 實施時間或延遲 MACAU’S GAMING INSPECTION and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) is said to be pondering a two-year extension to the final implementation deadline of its EGM Technical Standards 2.0, according to leading industry suppliers. Speaking during a panel session titled “Technical development ofMacauGamingEquipmentManufacturing” during the 2022 MGS Summit, representatives of Light & Wonder, Aristocrat Gaming and IGT revealed there was widespread talk that the deadline would be pushed back, possibly by as much as two years to the end of 2026. It was also suggested that the DICJ would look at phasing in its EGM Technical Standards 2.0 over the next four years, perhaps requiring 25% of Macau’s casino floors to become compliant each year starting from the end of 2023. Under the DICJ’s original timeline for implementation of 2.0, suppliers were given until 31 December 2022 to be fully compliant with the new rules, meaning that any games submitted to the DICJ for approval after that date would need to adhere to all requirements under 2.0. By 31 December 2023 all casino floors in Macau would need to include at least 40% fully 2.0-compliant EGMs, and by midday on 31 December 2024, 100% of EGMs operating in Macau would need to comply with the new standards. Any non-compliant machines would have to be switched off and withdrawn from operation. According to suppliers, the new timeline would potentially see operators able to run 50% of their casino floor under EGM Technical Standards 2.0 by 31 December 2024, with 100% required only by end-2026. Lloyd Robson, General Manager, Asia for Aristocrat, told the MGS Summit panel, “It was our original understanding that by end of 2024 all compliance was the order of the day, but maybe that will be pushed out further. We will work with the direction the DICJ provides.” 行業領先 的設備供應商透露，澳門博監局正考慮將角子機技術標 準第2.0版的實施時間延長兩年。 來自Light & Wonder、Aristocrat Gaming及IGT的代表在 2022 MGS澳門休閒科技峰會上，於「澳門娛樂製造產業的技術 發展趨勢——娛樂設備商討論」環節中透露，有傳言稱，實施的 時間將被推遲兩年至2026年年底。 還有人稱博監局可能考慮在未來四年內逐步實施角子機技術 標準第2.0版，或從2023年年底開始每年要求澳門25%的娛樂場 區域達到要求。 根據博監局早前的時間表，供應商必須在2022年12月31日 的到期日時完全遵守新規定，亦即在該日期之後提交予博監局審 批的任何遊戲都必須遵守第2.0版的所有要求。 到2023年12月31日，屆時澳門所有娛樂場區域必須包括至 少四成完全符合第2.0版標準的博彩機。截至2024年12月31日正 午，所有在澳營運的博彩機必須遵守新標準，否則將被要求關閉 並停止營運。 供應商認為，新的時間表可能會讓營運商在2024年12月31 日前根據第2.0版營運約五成的娛樂場區域，截至2026年底方達 到100%。 Aristocrat亞太總經理Lloyd Robson在會上表示：「我們最 初的理解是，到2024年年底必須完全遵照規定進行，但這或許 會被延後。我們將按照博監局的指示進行。」