IAG MAR 2023

IAG MAR 2023年3月 亞博匯 82 “Currently, only eight junket operators are working with three concessionaires. The other three concessionaires have signed contracts with junket promoters which have not started their junket business yet.” Macau’s new junket law was passed by the Legislative Assembly in December and contains a raft of changes to how junkets are allowed to operate – most of them a direct response to the arrests of Suncity Group CEO Alvin Chau and Tak Chun Group’s Levo Chan on various charges around criminal association, illegal gambling and money laundering. Both were also accused of running “betting under the table” operations inside their various Macau VIP rooms. As a result, junkets are no longer allowed to operate their own junket rooms within Macau’s casinos. While it’s hard to argue against such a measure as the DICJ looks to clean up the industry, U Io Hung noted that the conditions for surviving junkets are particularly challenging. “We can’t even have an office in the VIP lounge, all we have is a dining table and we put our own laptops on it,” he said. FEATURES 澳門博監局最新的資料顯示，現時 澳門有36個博彩中介人。但余堯洪透 露，澳門現時實質在運作的博彩中介人 只有8個。 「現在有8個中介人在工作，與三 間承批公司合作，其餘三間承批公司已 經與部份中介人簽了合約，但並未有開 展中介業務。」 由於博彩中介只能服務一間承批公 司，這意味着這些中介人簽了約但無法 工作。 他還透露，由於法律限制下，中介 人的營運環境現在變得十分差。「在貴 賓廳裡我們連一間辦公室都不能擁有， 我們只有一張餐枱，然後放着自己帶的 手提電腦。」 「原本連手提電腦都不能用，是自 己與政府爭取後才能使用。在實際操作