Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 32 set aside $1,000 for gambling and $1,000 for a show or for fine dining, but Asians are very, very different. The thing about Clark is it has a lot of space. There are three golf courses here now, and outside, nearby, there are quite a lot of them. Plus I’m building another three of them and there are a lot of known Korean companies coming here to build golf resorts. So in five years’ time there will be quite a lot more golf courses, and this is going to be a golfing destination. The reason I want to bring together betting and golf is that I’m already talking to promoters right now, but I’m going to organise either some KLPGA or LPGA events, if not European tour events, and these are going to be aired from the Philippines for the first time. I don’t need to talk about casino gambling, I’ll just show the beauty of the property and everybody is going to see the Hann brand and everybody will link this with our casino. That is a way to somehow promote this entire property all over the world, so I think the marketing exposure is going to be very, very big. BB: We are sitting here at Swissôtel Clark which opened inMarch as a key facility of Hann Casino Resort, and wandering the casino it is very evident how busy your gaming floor is again. How is the recovery going? DH: Thismonth (August), against [the same month in 2021] we COVER STORY 談論賭場和博彩，我只需要展示這裡秀麗 的風光，每個人都會看到Hann的品牌， 並將之與我們的賭場聯繫起來。這是一種 在全球推廣酒店的方式，我認為我們的市 場曝光率將會非常大。 BB：我們現在所身處的Swissôtel Clark 酒店，是三月開業的Hann Resort & Casino的重要設施。我看到娛樂場區域 再度變得人頭湧湧。請問現在復甦的狀 況如何？ DH： 這個月（8月）與2021年同期相 比，我們的博彩總收入增長了大約5倍。 與2019年相比，則增長了150%。截至 目前，儘管由於疫情導致1月至3月的 情況尚未穩定，但我們已經比去年高出 約250%，而相較2019年已經高出約四 成。業績主要是在第二季度內達成的， 第一季度基本與2019年持平或更低。因 此，我們已經從疫情中恢復過來了。 自四月以來，萬豪酒店的表現一直 優於疫前水平。而三月以來，我們所營 運的酒店，平均入住率約為九成，所以 來自市場的反饋是非常強烈的。而我認 為一切才剛剛開始，克拉克在未來也具 有很大的潛力。 BB：您為何會選擇Swissôtel作為進駐 Hann的酒店品牌之一？ DH： 這背後其實有一個故事。當我與 雅高簽訂悅榕莊的合同時，我需要再建 設另一家酒店。我曾想過打造自己的品