著者

大島 一二

出版者

桃山学院大学

雑誌

桃山学院大学経済経営論集 (ISSN:02869721)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.55, no.1, pp.7-22, 2013-10-31

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In Macau, the casino industry's rights of management have been opened in early in 2000's. The rights which had been monopolized by Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) opened to the Hongkong and the American enterprises. This participation by a Las-vegas enterprise erased previous dark image of casinos in Macau and made them change into the huge bright resort facilities where families can enjoy. These huge resorts are called as "Integrated resorts" which consist of multiplex facilities such as casinos, hotels, restaurants, shopping-malls, theaters, convention centers, and so on. This integrated-resorts' developments made huge success and brought enormous tourists and benefits to Macau. Macau government also obtained huge increase in fiscal revenue. The integrated-resorts' developments also have large capacity of employment so that unemployment rate in Macau has declined from 6% to 2%. Casino's developments brought Macau citizens many employment opportunities, high incomes and high-level social securities, too. On the other hand, there also remain some problems. This extra ordinary inclination toward a single industry of casino in all the social and economic aspects might influence the future economic development of Macau.