韋恩性騷擾指控沖擊波抵達(dá)澳門(mén)

The fallout from the sexual harassment allegations against casino tycoon Steve Wynn has spread to Macau, a crucial cash cow for his eponymous company, after the local gambling regulator said it was “concerned” about the claims made against him in the US.

博彩業(yè)大亨史蒂夫•韋恩(Steve Wynn)牽扯的性騷擾指控的影響已蔓延至澳門(mén)。澳門(mén)博彩監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)表示，它“關(guān)注”韋恩在美國(guó)受到的指控。澳門(mén)是韋恩同名公司的關(guān)鍵財(cái)源。

Macau, the only part of China where casinos are legal, has been booming. Last year the enclave generated 71 per cent of the adjusted earnings at parent company Wynn Resorts, where Mr Wynn is chairman and chief executive as well as owning nearly 12 per cent of the shares.

作為中國(guó)唯一可以合法經(jīng)營(yíng)賭場(chǎng)的地方，澳門(mén)一直在蓬勃發(fā)展。去年，這塊世外桃源對(duì)母公司永利度假村(Wynn Resorts)調(diào)整后利潤(rùn)的貢獻(xiàn)率達(dá)到71%。韋恩是永利度假村的董事長(zhǎng)兼首席執(zhí)行官，擁有近12%的股份。

Wynn must re-bid for its Macau casino licence in 2022, and worries about the impact of the allegations that Mr Wynn sexually harassed women who worked at his casinos have unnerved investors.

永利必須在2022年重新申請(qǐng)其澳門(mén)賭場(chǎng)牌照，而對(duì)韋恩所受指控(性騷擾其賭場(chǎng)女員工)產(chǎn)生的影響的擔(dān)憂，已令投資者感到不安。

Shares in Wynn Macau, the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary that operates the company’s Macau casinos, dropped 6.5 per cent on Monday and fell as much as 7.8 per cent on Tuesday after Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) said it has met Wynn Macau’s management to discuss the allegations.

經(jīng)營(yíng)永利在澳門(mén)的賭場(chǎng)的香港上市子公司永利澳門(mén)(Wynn Macau)的股價(jià)周一下跌6.5%，周二跌幅高達(dá)7.8%。此前，澳門(mén)博彩監(jiān)察協(xié)調(diào)局(Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau)表示，它已與永利澳門(mén)的管理層會(huì)面，討論上述指控。

The DICJ said it was “concerned” about the claims of harassment, which were first reported by the Wall Street Journal and which Mr Wynn has denied.

澳門(mén)博彩監(jiān)察協(xié)調(diào)局表示，它“關(guān)注”上述性騷擾指控。性騷擾指控最早是由《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》(Wall Street Journal)報(bào)道的，韋恩已予以否認(rèn)。

“The DICJ reiterated that the government of the special administrative region [of Macau] is concerned about the suitability of the gaming concessionaires’ major shareholders, directors and the principal employees,” it said in a statement.

該局在一份聲明中重申，澳門(mén)特別行政區(qū)政府關(guān)注博彩承批公司主要股東、董事及在娛樂(lè)場(chǎng)擔(dān)任要職的主要雇員的適當(dāng)資格。

Wynn Macau said in a statement that it was “aware of certain media comments regarding the Gaming Inspection and co-ordination Bureau of Macau and will co-operate fully with any requests”.

永利澳門(mén)在一份聲明中表示，“我們知悉有關(guān)澳門(mén)博彩監(jiān)察協(xié)調(diào)局的若干媒體評(píng)論，并將全力配合任何問(wèn)詢”。

Ben Lee, who runs a gaming consultancy in Macau called IGamiX, said the DICJ’s intervention was worrying for investors because the regulator is “normally very reticent” about commenting publicly on allegations about concession holders.

在澳門(mén)經(jīng)營(yíng)一家名為IGamiX的博彩咨詢公司的Ben Lee表示，澳門(mén)博彩監(jiān)察協(xié)調(diào)局的干預(yù)令投資者擔(dān)憂，因?yàn)樵摫O(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)在公開(kāi)評(píng)論特許持有人所涉的指控方面“通常非常謹(jǐn)慎”。

The timing is particularly sensitive, he added, because Wynn will have to re-bid for its government casino licence in 2022, alongside the other five casino concessionaires.

他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，這一時(shí)機(jī)尤其敏感，因?yàn)橛览渌寮屹€場(chǎng)特許經(jīng)營(yíng)公司一樣，將必須在2022年重新向政府申請(qǐng)賭場(chǎng)牌照。

“When you’re coming up to such an important issue, you have to make sure your ducks are lined up and you’re beyond reproach,” said Mr Lee.

“當(dāng)你面對(duì)如此重要的問(wèn)題時(shí)，你必須確保把一切安排妥當(dāng)，毫無(wú)可以指責(zé)之處，”Ben Lee說(shuō)。

Wynn Resorts has formed a special committee of independent directors to investigate the allegations against its chairman. Mr Wynn resigned as finance chair of the Republican National Committee over the weekend. He said in a statement that “the idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous”.

永利度假村已成立了一個(gè)獨(dú)立董事特別委員會(huì)，調(diào)查其董事長(zhǎng)受到的指控。韋恩在上周末辭去了共和黨全國(guó)委員會(huì)(RNC)財(cái)務(wù)主席職務(wù)。他在一份聲明中說(shuō)，“說(shuō)我侵犯過(guò)任何女性是荒謬的”。

Gaming regulators in the US state of Massachusetts, where Wynn Resorts is building a casino near Boston, said they will review the company’s licence.

美國(guó)馬薩諸塞州博彩監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)表示，他們將審查永利度假村的牌照。永利度假村正在波士頓附近修建一座賭場(chǎng)。

Analysts expect the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which oversees Wynn’s Las Vegas business, to follow suit.

分析人士預(yù)計(jì)，監(jiān)管永利拉斯維加斯業(yè)務(wù)的內(nèi)華達(dá)州博彩監(jiān)管委員會(huì)(GCB)也將仿而效之。

They add that if he were forced to step down it would be a big blow to the business that bears his name.

他們補(bǔ)充道，如果韋恩被迫下臺(tái)，那將對(duì)以他名字命名的企業(yè)構(gòu)成巨大打擊。

“While there is likely to be some attempt to downplay Mr Wynn’s day-to-day involvement in the company’s operations, the fact is that he is more involved in the day-to-day than most other CEOs,” analysts at Bernstein wrote in a research note. “His leadership in managing the personalities at the company would be extraordinarily difficult to replace if he were to step down.”

“雖然他們會(huì)試圖對(duì)韋恩參與公司日常運(yùn)營(yíng)進(jìn)行淡化，但事實(shí)是，他比其他大多數(shù)首席執(zhí)行官介入日常事務(wù)的程度都深，”伯恩斯坦(Bernstein)分析師在一份研究報(bào)告中寫(xiě)道，“如果他下臺(tái)的話，他在管理公司個(gè)性形象方面的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力將非常難以替代。”

In a section on risk factors in its 2016 annual report, Wynn Resorts said its competitiveness was dependent “to a large degree on the efforts, skills and reputation” of Mr Wynn and that his loss “could significantly harm our business”.

永利度假村在其2016年年報(bào)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)因素部分表示，其競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力“很大程度上取決于韋恩的努力、技能和聲譽(yù)”，他的離去“可能嚴(yán)重?fù)p害我們的業(yè)務(wù)”。

Additional reporting by Nicolle Liu Nicolle Liu補(bǔ)充報(bào)道