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安道尔 – 云顶可能投资 140 亿欧元建设安道尔综合赌场度假村

Genting Casinos UK plans to invest €140m in the construction of an integrated casino-resort in Andorra, which would make it the largest foreign investment in the history of the Principality.

Genting Casinos UK is one of nine operators that have entered the international competition for the construction of the first and only casino in Andorra, whose bidding process is in the final phase and could be decided upon in the coming weeks.

The Genting Grand Casino Andorra project foresees the largest investment – the other proposals are valued between €12m and €18m. It’s offer includes a gastronomic market to host local restaurateurs, a ‘spa’ specialised in anti-aging therapies and two floors for private rooms as well as suites for elite players.

Out of the projected €140m of the total investment in the project, €90m will go to the casino, €15m to the gastronomic space and the medical spa while the remaining €35 would be used for the construction of the residential tower.

“The experience of Genting has shown that the traditional casino as it was known until now is obsolete, hence the commitment to an integrated resort to complement all the services that the country can give to tourists,” Stephanie Steinbrecht-Aleix Relationship Manager of Genting Grand Casino Andorra said in a statement.

The group’s proposal could generate a thousand jobs, 600 new jobs in the construction phase and 400 when the facilities are opened, and increase the country’s GDP by almost 1 per cent.

The British subsidiary Genting Casinos UK holds 70 per cent of the Grand Casino of Andorra, while the remaining 30 per cent of the capital is held by the Andorran businessman Marc Giebels van Bekestein, and British investors David Gray and President of Arc Resorts Mark Vlassopulos.

The promoters of this project believe that the casino could become “an international benchmark” and an attraction for tourists from around the world.

九个国际商业集团已对安道尔新赌场牌照提出投标，其中包括 Cirsa（西班牙）、Genting（马来西亚）、Sithel（卢森堡）、法国公司 Partouche 和 Barriere 以及由当地商人组成的集团。

According to The Andorran Gaming Control Board (CRAJ), operators must first show the availability of land, building or premises for the casino and show that it must have at least 2,000 square meters for the public, not including terraces and outdoor spaces. Once this has been established the board, along with other government bodies, will award points based on a number of key criteria. These include architectural design, location, the quality of the proposed project, its integration into the landscape, the size of the casino, catering services. The number of jobs it will create and the overall economic impact of the new project.

2013年，政府首次批准单一赌场牌照。在此之前，这个加泰罗尼亚语国家一直禁止开设赌场，该国是一个避税天堂。 2015 年 10 月，安道尔立法委员会完成了一项法案草案，为位于法国和西班牙边境的比利牛斯山脉小国建立实体赌场和在线博彩铺平了道路。总统府部长安东尼·里贝拉瓜(Antoni Riberaygua)当时表示，安道尔赌博市场的开放将逐步实现，并表示希望增设赌场将促进该公国的旅游业，该公国每年有超过XNUMX万游客。