Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAN 2022年1月 亞博匯 99 十年之前 我 們以前說過，我們 還會再說一遍：萬 事萬變不離其宗。 近幾個月，對澳門 的大部分討論都集 中在，在亞洲領先的博彩中介人公司太 陽城集團的關閉及整個博彩中介人行業 面臨能否存續的境遇之後，運營商是否 有必要將原先為貴賓博彩保留的空間轉 為高端中場。 W e’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: themore things change, the more they stay the same. Much of the talk in Macau in recent months has focused on the need for operators to transform gaming space once reserved for VIP to premium mass, particularly given the plight of Asia’s leading junket, Suncity Group, and questions around the viability of the entire junket industry. But similar issues were being tackled 10 years ago, as evidenced by the cover story of Inside Asian Gaming ’s January 2022 issue titled “Cream of the Mass”. Discussing the fact that surging visitation during the Chinese New Year holiday period was largely attributable to mass market players, we wrote, “Macau’s casino operators have long been accused of placing too much emphasis on VIP baccarat, which contributes over 70% of the city’s total casino revenue. 但實際上類似的問題十年前就被解 決了。《亞博匯》2012年1月號題為《中 場之魅》的封面故事即是證明。 這篇文章探討了春節假期期間遊客 量激增主要由中場玩家所帶動，當中我 們寫道：「長期以來，澳門的賭場運營 商一直被指責過於重視佔據澳門博彩總 收入七成以上的貴賓百家樂。」 「然而，他們的重點似乎正在轉 移。所有運營商現在都在努力通過升級