Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2023年4月 亞博匯 96 10 YEARS AGO throughout. These are original and exclusive to Solaire, most of them commissioned from emerging Filipino artists: big, splashy, fire treated resins, cheeky silkscreen portraits, a stunning 500-kilogram beast constructed of 84,000 crystal weights that gives the Dragon Bar its name, clusters of light that soar and tumble high above the main entrance and the VIP lobby, Dadaist dramas in their own right. “It’s an atmosphere that succeeds in being intimate and distinctly exciting at the same time.” With Solaire leading the way, Entertainment City was envisioned as a driving force behind the Philippines’ push to expand its global tourism appeal and in that pursuit it is already a success. Now boasting four integrated resorts and with a fifth on the way next year, the Philippines is emerging as Asia’s largest gaming market outside of Macau, with annual GGR of almost US$5 billion expected to double to US$10 billion by 2027. How far it has come. 我們當時寫到︰「晨麗的志向遠 大,且盡顯所長。」 「一進門你就會發現這一點。大地 色系盡佔眼球,溫馨而好客,貫穿在織 物和家具之間,延伸至冷色大理石,並 以珍珠母點綴。它體現在引導人們圍繞 和通過這些空間,使每個空間都散發自 己的個性。 」 「室內是一個名副其實的大型藝術 作品畫廊,有統一的主題貫穿其中。這 些都是晨麗的原創和獨家作品,其中大 部分是委託菲律賓新興藝術家製作,其 中包括:巨大的、飛濺的、由火淬煉的 樹脂;放肆的絲網畫像;其中龍酒吧名 字的由來,是來自一個由84,000個水晶 砝碼組成、重達500公斤的巨龍;以及 在主入口和VIP大廳上方高聳的光團。達 達主義戲劇正在其中。」 「這種氛圍,成功營造出親切感的 同時,令人明顯感受到興奮。」 在晨麗的帶領下,娛樂城被視為菲 律賓擴大其在全球旅遊業吸引力的驅動 力,並在此追求中大獲成功。 現在,菲律賓擁有四間綜合度假 村,明年將迎來第五間,菲律賓正成為 澳門以外亞洲最大的博彩市場,年博彩 毛收入近50億美元,預計到2027年可翻 倍至100億美元。 它已經走得很遠。

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