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IAG APR 2023年4月 亞博匯 66 designated zone,” he said. “It is difficult to attract foreign gamblers to play in Macau and compete with foreign casinos.” He emphasized that the foreigner-only gaming zones should not be “set up for the sake of setting them up” and should be weighed further as to what real benefits they provide. However, Stephen Lau Ka Weng, President of the Power of the Macao Gaming Association, noted that foreigner-only gaming zones are still in their pilot phase. “Casinos around the world are fighting for customers,” he said. “Tax relief is a way to attract foreign visitors to Macau, which is a good thing in the long run. “So far I do not see many guests and rolling turnover is not much, but I believe the concessionaires are still figuring out how to run (the zones).” IAG approached all six concessionaires for comment on their plans around the establishment and operation of foreigner-only gaming zones but all six refrained from comment. Nevertheless, IAG understands that Galaxy Entertainment Group was planning to open a zone at Galaxy Macau in late March, according to sources. The DICJ explained that concessionaires are required to set up a special database when establishing their foreigner-only gaming zones. “Gaming concessionaires shall identify foreign customers in accordance with the measures approved by DICJ and shall establish a database to store supporting documents and information required to be submitted to DICJ for granting the waiver,” then regulator said. FEATURES 如此，《亞博匯》收到消息人士指出， 銀河娛樂集團亦會在三月下旬於澳門銀 河開設外國專區。 而博監局回覆《亞博匯》查詢時則 指出，承批公司建立外國博彩專區需要 設立資料庫。 博監局表示：「承批公司須按博監 局核准的措施識別外國客源，同時亦須 設立資料庫，以儲存為獲減免撥款而須 向博監局提交的證明文件及資料。」