Inside Asian Gaming

2020 年 9月 IAG JAPAN 57 コラムニスト For the government to proceed with a tender after expiry of the current concessions in June 2022 is to invite a sub-optimal outcome. 政府が2022年6月に現在のコンセッション 期限が切れた後、入札を進めることというの は、次善の結末を迎えるということだ。 Ho Iat Seng was sworn in as Macau’s new Chief Executive in December, with the re-tendering of gaming licenses among his key tasks. 12月にマカオの新行政長官に就任した賀一誠氏。重要な仕事の1つがゲーミングライセンスの再入札だ tendering in 2022 are two different discussions at different levels,” he said. “In 2003, Macau did not have enough conditions to make a choice, today we have more spaces and conditions to decide the direction of the gaming industry.” Approaching the end of August, it is difficult to share the Secretary’s confidence. The direction of the gaming industry is now being decided by a force which is beyond the control of governments and operators. The longer the pandemic continues to ravage global economies the less likely it is that activity will snap back to anywhere near where it was, when the coronavirus has finally been conquered or community transmission of it eliminated. The so-called second wave of infections appearing in Europe, Singapore, Japan and Australia suggests that a protracted U- or W-shaped recovery is a more probable scenario. Irrespective, there seems to be an emerging broad consensus among economists that it will take many