IAG MAR 2023

IAG MAR 2023年3月 亞博匯 80 rate on rolling turnover,” he said, “If the amount of rolling turnover is MOP$1 billion, the junket operators will receive a commission of MOP$12.5 million. This seems like a great amount of money, but the true income is only 5% of this amount. “It is unlikely that a junket operator will be able to reach more than a MOP$1 billion in rolling turnover. A junket agent will work with dozens of partners (players), but at least 90% of his or her commission income is given back to these partners (as rebates). They also need to pay commission income to their own staff. Therefore, the income is very small by the end. “After the government charges a 5% commission tax on junket operators, the real earnings of junket operators is reduced from around 10% to 5%. Take the above example of MOP$12.5 million (in commission): the real earnings are therefore reduced from MOP$1.25 million to only MOP$625,000. After paying salaries and dividing the profits with shareholders, the real earnings of a junket operator may only reach a few tens of thousands [patacas].” It is because of these incredibly thin margins that U Io Hung believes the current industry environment is “not developing healthily and is almost extinct.” According to the latest information from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, there are 36 junket promoters in Macau. However, U Io Hung revealed that only eight junket promoters were truly running. FEATURES 聘請員工，那麼這一成收入還要付他們 薪金，基本上利潤是十分少。」 「政府向中介人收取5%的佣金稅 後，原本中介人真實收入由佣金的10% 變成了5%。以上述1,250萬澳門元為 例，真實收入由125萬澳門元變成了62 萬澳門元。支付員工後薪金後及與股東 分紅後，一個中介人一個月真正的收益 可能只有幾萬元。」 博彩中介人的轉碼數超過10億澳門 元，但最終真正的收入只有幾萬元。余 堯洪表示，這就是新法例下的博彩中介 人情況。他形容現在的行業環境「不是 健康發展，是幾乎要滅亡」。