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IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 10 JEJU DUMPS PLAN TO OPEN CASINOS TO KOREANS 濟州島放棄向韓國人開放賭場計劃 SOUTH KOREA’S JEJU ISLAND has dumped a proposal to allow mainland Koreans to enter its foreigner-only casinos following pressure from locals and opposition from the Gangwon region, home of Kangwon Land. But the government said it plans to further explore allowing proxy betting within its eight casinos under the 2nd Jeju Casino Industry Comprehensive Plan (2022-2026), which was unveiled on 5 January. The Jeju Casino Industry Comprehensive Plan is a statutory plan established every five years in accordance with the Jeju-do Casino Management and Supervision Ordinance. According to a report by Korean-language news outlet Hankook Ilbo , authorities in Jeju will spend much of 2022 researching local perceptions on proxy betting and reviewing how such a system might work in a bid to strengthen the competitiveness of the industry. The government had in November also proposed allowing limited entry to Korean visitors. Under the proposal, local Jeju residents would still have been banned from gambling in Jeju casinos, however tourists from all other areas of South Korea would have been allowed entry for a maximum of 12 days per year – once per month. Proof of identification, including air tickets and boarding passes, would also have been required. This proposal has now been scrapped – for now at least – amid concerns raised by the local community and objections from Gangwon Province, which claimed such a policy would overshadow the purpose of Kangwon Land’s establishment, namely to provide for residents following the closure of mines in the province in 1989. 在江原樂園 所在地的居民及江原地區的反對 下，韓國濟州島放棄了一項允許韓國人進入原 本僅限外國人專用賭場的提議。 但政府表示，計劃根據1月5日公佈的第二 個「濟州賭場產業綜合計劃」（2022-2026 年），進一步探索允許在其八家賭場內進行代 理投注。「濟州賭場產業綜合計劃」是根據 《濟州島賭場管理和監督條例》每五年制定的 法定計劃。 根據韓國媒體《Hankook Ilbo》的報道， 濟州島當局將在2022年投入大量時間調研當 地對代理投注的看法並研究這種制度如何運 作，以加強該行業的競爭力。 政府也在去年11月提出了限制韓國遊客進 入的方案。根據該提案，濟州島當地居民仍將 被禁止在濟州島賭場賭博，但韓國所有其他地 區的居民每年最多可進入12天——每月一次。 此外還需要身份證明文件、機票和登機牌。 由於當地社區的擔憂和江原道的反對，該 提案現已被取消——至少目前是這樣。江原道 聲稱此類政策將掩蓋江原樂園成立的目的，即 在該省於1989年關閉礦山後為居民提供生活 保障。