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Japon – Genting Singapour et Melco qualifiés pour la finale de Yokohama
By Phil - 1 juin 2021
Genting Singapore and Melco Resorts & Entertainment have made it through to the final round of the qualification screening process for Yokohama’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to build an Integrated Resort casino at Yamashita Pier.
With Galaxy, SBM, Wynn and Las Vegas Sands all pulling out of the race over the last year, it meant that a third application from Shotoku Corp fell by the wayside.
Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings is still in the race having joined the Genting Singapore consortium along with Kajima Corporation. Sega Sammy is one of the biggest gaming names in Japan as one of the largest manufacturers of pachinko machines. Having initially bid by itself it announced last week that it was taking a cautious approach to investing in Japan’s IRs and was happy to be a minority investor.
Melco meanwhile has teamed up with Japanese construction and civil engineering company Taisei Corporation.
Yokohama has set a deadline of June 11 for proposal documents and will announce its chosen operator to the central government by April 2022.
Melco’s Chairman and CEO, Lawrence Ho said: “Ever since Yokohama declared its candidacy, we have said that we are Yokohama first. Yokohama remains the most attractive IR destination.
« Nous sommes convaincus que notre concentration sur le segment premium asiatique, un portefeuille d'actifs de haute qualité, notre dévouement au savoir-faire, notre dévouement aux offres de divertissement de classe mondiale, nos systèmes de protection sociale leaders du marché, nos antécédents établis de partenariats réussis, notre culture d'un service client exceptionnel. , et son engagement en faveur du développement des employés placent Melco dans une position de force pour aider Yokohama à réaliser sa vision de développer une RI de leader mondial avec une touche japonaise unique.
Maybank Research believes a Yokohama casino would clear up in Japan, generating US$7bn in GGR and taking a 60 per cent share of the Japanese casino market, due to its strength in the locals market as a key factor.
Analyst Samuel Yin Shao Yang said: “Genting Singapore is better positioned than its competitors by miles. Genting Singapore has divulged very little information on its Yokohama IR bid. Notwithstanding, our channel checks in Japan indicate to us that Genting Singapore is very actively pursuing its Yokohama IR bid and is better positioned to win the Yokohama IR RFP process than many of its competitors.”
