Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAN 2023年1月 亞博匯 40 “With the opening of Phase 2 developments for Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands, we expect the market to [further] grow with the expansions beyond 2025.” – Bernstein 「隨著聖淘沙名勝世界和濱海灣金沙二期項 目的推進，我們預計市場將隨著擴建工程在 2025年之後進一步增長。」 – Bernstein COVER STORY exempting “social gambling” activities from prosecution and the establishment of a licensing regime for products such as fruit machines, Singapore Pools’ products and gambling at private establishments. The move to a whole new regulatory regime came as somewhat of a surprise given that Singapore has long been viewed as the ultimate IR success story – the gold standard, as some call it. Not only did the opening of these two large-scale integrated resorts boost the sovereign state’s international tourism presence – to this day MBS ranks among the most Instagrammed buildings in the world – both have proven to be hugely profitable while operating under the Singapore government’s model of tight, responsible regulation. The regulatory revamp has nevertheless also been lauded 月悉尼舉行的澳洲博彩展上，該問題在 一場由《亞博匯》組織的研討會上獲得 了詳細的探討。 來自澳洲維州的前博彩監管機構負 責人、前新加坡政府監管事務顧問Peter Cohen認為：「這是一個很好的決定。」 「將賭場監管機構與其他博彩規 範機構分開的想法是不對的，因為獨立 的賭場監管機構更容易被博彩行業所影 響。雖然未必是故意的，但是監管人員 和被他們監管的人員走得太近。」 「如果有一個多元化的監管機構， 譬如一個同時監管賭場、賽馬及撲克牌 機場地的監管機構，還可以輪換監察人