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Russia – Tigre de Cristal sees GGR surge by20 per cent
By 필 - 1년 2017월 XNUMX일
An upturn in VIP gaming has helped revenues at Tigre de Cristal resort in the Russian Far East increase by 20 per cent to HK$204.6m (US$26.1m).
Tigre de Cristal의 수익성에 대한 주요 기여는 동북아 VIP 고객을 대상으로 하는 롤링 칩 사업에서 비롯되었습니다. 1년 상반기 Tigre de Cristal의 롤링 칩 매출액은 HK$2017억에 달하며, 이는 8.4년 상반기 HK$140억에 비해 3.5% 증가한 수치입니다. 한편 VIP 수익은 1% 증가한 2016만 홍콩달러를 기록했다.
Tigre’s mass table business saw a small decline in volume in the first half compared to the corresponding period in 2016. A company spokesperson said: “This is mainly because foreign banknotes are not allowed to be used for settling gaming wins or losses under the current Russian legislation. Foreign currency banknotes have to be converted into Russian ruble (RUB) banknotes first for the purpose of chip buying. This has discouraged a lot of our Asian customers from making sizeable bets on mass tables. We are currently lobbying the Russian Government to allow foreign currency banknotes to be used by foreign patrons for the purpose of settling gaming wins or losses.”
“On a brighter note, mass table volume in July and August of 2017 has shown consistent improvement, primarily as a result of our local marketing, player development initiatives and recent closure of illicit gaming venues,” the company added. “Our slot business primarily targets the local Russian market. The ramp up of the slot business since opening has been satisfactory. In 1H 2017, there were 305 slot machines in operation at Tigre de Cristal and the table below sets forth the key performance indicators of our slot business from the fourth quarter of 2015 to 30 August 2017.”
Oriental Regent Limited, the company through which Tigre de Cristal resort, is operated, generated an Adjusted EBITDA of HK$56.9m in 1H2017, representing an increase of 62 per cent. Total net revenues for the Group were HK$204.6m, wholly contributed by Oriental Regent Limited in 1H2017, representing an increase of 20 per cent compared to HK$170.2m in 1H2016.
Net loss for the period attributable to owners of the company was HK$5.4m in 1H2017, compared to a profit of HK$5.5m in 1H2016.
The company said: “The much anticipated simplified visa regime for foreign visitors to Vladivostok was implemented in the beginning of August 2017, and applies to foreign nationals from 18 countries including our major overseas feeder markets. We expect that this new visa regime, combined with increasing flight connectivity and ongoing efforts of the Russian government to promote the Russian Far East as a tourism destination, will accelerate the already explosive growth of foreign tourism and provide us optimism that there is additional room to further ramp up our business.”
