Inside Asian Gaming

2019 年 8月 IAG JAPAN 31 “We don’t believe that is the right thing for the Gold Coast and on that basis we object.” – Matt Bekier 「これがゴールドコーストにとって正し い事だとは思えず、その考えから反対の 立場を取っている」 –マット・べキアー Carey Park, part of the Broadwater Parklands (right), is considered a leading contender as the site for a second Gold Coast casino. ブロードウォーターパークランズ(右)の一部、キャリーパークはゴールドコースト2つ目のカジノの最有力候補地と見られている 巻頭特集 Gandler and Li warn that a second casino “may not be economically viable on the Gold Coast due to the small domestic market”. Assuming a launch date of 2025, they calculate total market EBITDA of AU$270 million of which the second casino might capture AU$75 million, comprising AU$50 million from mass and premium mass, AU$10 million from VIP and AU$15 million from non-gaming. Under such a scenario The Star’s EBITDA is estimated to drop by AU$20 million to AU$135 million. In the meantime, stakeholders can only wait for the upcoming RFP process to find out if the Gold Coast’s grand casino plan will become a reality. “The procurement process may reveal that the capital cost of a Global Tourism Hub as a casino may not be viable,” Gandler and Li prophesize. “But if the process is carried to completion with a successful applicant, the state may be contractually bound to facilitate the delivery of a casino regardless of political opinions of the day.”