{"id":32232,"date":"2022-07-31T18:14:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=32232"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:24:06","slug":"macau-casino-tender-process-to-focus-on-non-gaming-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-tender-process-to-focus-on-non-gaming-plans","title":{"rendered":"Macau casino tender process to focus on non-gaming plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Companies bidding in the new public tender will be expected to submit detailed and extensive plans for non-gaming projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The Covid-19 pandemic exposed Macau’s dependence on gambling in economic terms. As a result, bidders in the gaming retender process will be expected to submit thorough non-gaming plans<\/strong>\u00a0as part of their applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Macau Business, bids will need to include \u201cthe nature, content, amount, location and space, initial and annual investment and implementation plans, estimated economic benefit (especially the proportion of revenue from non-gaming projects in relation to the general income), and the estimate of the extension of the stay in Macau of tourists, regarding the investments of each item, explaining them in a quantifiable way for each year\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bidders must also describe their plans for promotional and marketing activities to raise awareness of Macau among international customers. They must submit plans for film festivals, cultural performances and carnivals<\/strong> while strengthening relationships with local small and medium enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commission<\/a>\u00a0also said that casino operators will be expected to develop innovative and high-tech-themed attractions similar to those being developed in neighbouring regions. This is designed\u00a0to attract a variety of tourists from different age groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the bidding scheme requires bidders to submit plans for other projects, such as supporting technological innovation<\/strong> and the general technology industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andr\u00e9 Cheong Weng Chon<\/strong>, chairman of the Macau committee<\/a>, said he hopes the process can be completed this year in time for the new concessions to start on January 1, 2023. He said the committee would do all it can to ensure that the tender requirements are fair to Macau\u2019s six existing operators and other bidders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Companies bidding in the new public tender will be expected to submit detailed and extensive plans for non-gaming projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":20681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's new gaming concession tender mandates extensive non-gaming project plans from bidders, aiming to diversify the economy beyond gambling. Applicants must detail investments in cultural, technological, and tourism-enhancing initiatives, with a focus on quantifiable economic benefits and international promotion. The process is expected to conclude by year-end for new concessions to commence January 1, 2023.","focusai_entities":"Andr\u00e9 Cheong Weng Chon, Macau committee","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.99), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.85), investor_analyst (0.97), supplier_vendor (0.78), journalist_researcher (0.92)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Non-Gaming ROI Projections?","query":"What are the expected return on investment (ROI) metrics and GGR\/NGR diversification targets for the mandated non-gaming capital expenditures within the new Macau concessions?"},{"label":"Fairness Framework Details?","query":"What specific, quantifiable criteria will the Macau committee employ to ensure the 'fairness' of the tender requirements for both incumbent operators and new bidders, particularly concerning non-gaming investment proposals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,154,158],"tags":[23911,23906],"class_list":["post-32232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32267,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32232\/revisions\/32267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}