Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 49 焦點關注 NINE ENTERED CONSULTATION STAGE Three companies had insufficient documents and were disqualified from progressing, so a total of 18 bids were eventually accepted by the government. The consultation stage ran from 3 January to 8 January 2002, during which the 18 companies presented their investment plans to the tender committee. From 15 to 18 January, the Tender Committee met with nine of the bidders, namely Grand Macau Gaming Limited, MGM Grand (Macao) Limited, Asian American Entertainment Corporation Limited, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Macau Star Limited, Lucky 9 Casino Corporation Limited, Sun EntertainmentHoldingCompany Limited, Wynn Resorts (Macau) Limited and MP Entertainment Company Limited. The nine companies were considered to have the best chance of winning. However, the Macau government at that time denied such claims. 9家公司有「面試」機會 因為有三份標書資料不符合標準，最終 有18份標書正式被政府接納。政府在1月3日 至1月8日開始競投諮詢期，18家公司陸續向 競投委員會介紹投資計劃。 1月15日至1月18日，競投委員會約見其 中9間競投公司，分別是新澳門娛樂場股份 有限公司、澳門美高梅金殿、亞美娛樂股份 有限公司、澳門博彩股份有限公司、澳門麗 星股份有限公司、祥九世界博彩股份有限公 司、太陽娛樂股份有限公司、永利渡假村(澳 門)股份有限公司、MP娛樂股份有限公司。 外界認為，該9間公司最有機會投得賭 牌。但當時的澳門政府否認有關說法。在此 期間，亞美娛樂股份有限公司曾申請股份轉 讓。