IAG MAR 2023

IAG MAR 2023年3月 亞博匯 38 COVER STORY Macau and Singapore to gauge their appetite for cashless in the future. In response, Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority said the sovereign state’s casino regulatory framework “does not prohibit cashless gaming technology” and that implementation of such technology was up to the operators – Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa. Both IRs chose not to comment when contacted by IAG . Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR said it does not oppose the use of cashless gaming technologies for land-based casinos, noting that, “Cashless technology, which applies to cashless slot machines, offers utmost convenience to casino players as amounts are just deducted from the player’s slot account (via a card-based membership system) as a result of electronic gaming machine play.” It also noted that PAGCOR regulations in regard to domestic online gaming operations allow for the use of integrated payment gateway 洲副總裁兼董事總經理Ken Jolly表示, 他預計不止新南威爾士州的賭場,整個 澳洲的賭場都將在皇冠及星億的牽頭 下,在五年內實現完全無現金化。該地 區的各監管機構也將跟上這一變化。為 了驗證這一理論,本刊先後聯繫了菲律 賓、澳門和新加坡的監管機構,以探尋 他們未來對無現金的偏好。 作為回應,新加坡賭博管制局 (GRA)表示,該國的賭場監管框架 「並不禁止無現金博彩技術」,而此類 技術的實施最終取決於營運商即濱海灣 金沙和聖淘沙名勝世界。但《亞博匯》 試圖聯絡這兩間綜合度假村皆未得到回 覆。 菲律賓博彩監管機構PAGCOR表 示,其不反對實體賭場使用無現金博彩 技術,並指出,「已經應用於無現金角 子機的無現金技術,為賭場玩家提供了 很大的便利,因為金額只是從玩家的角 子機賬戶(基於卡片的會員系統)中扣 除,是電子遊戲的結果。」 其同時指出,有關菲律賓境內線上 博彩營運,獲得PAGCOR批准的遠程遊 戲平台(RGP)可使用綜合支付網關渠 道,前提是資金和取款渠道符合反洗錢

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