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Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 5:42 AM
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Matsu Resort & Casino



do you guys think taiwan should legalize gambling and if so build a casino on matsu?

i like the fact that a big name prestigious foreign firm with tons of experience building resorts around the world would be investing in taiwan. but i prefer they build on taiwan itself, not all the way in matsu. for one thing, who's to say if there's a military conflict between china and taiwan china won't one day forcefully take over matsu at will after all the investment's been completed? since matsu is so close to china, matsu would obviously be the first target. and second, i think taiwan proper itself needs international standard resorts.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2...g-destination/

http://www.weidnerresortstaiwan.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWdqz...layer_embedded
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 10:29 AM
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I am not going to look forward to this project due to lack of transporation facilities, consistently bad weather in the region and protected groups from main island.

It is airport in northern island, surrounding by mountain. It is extreme danger airport to land in bad weather, especially when it is covered by fog.




I cannot see main island is going to have any casino in following years. Majority people in Taiwan main island do not accept casino, they against it. Even you are talking world class resort without casino, people will against it if investors don't choose proper location (avoid environment sensitive area, for example Eastern Taiwan costal line, mountain...etc.). Don't think Taiwanese government will help you to solve it when it come to politics.
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 9:29 PM
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I am not going to look forward to this project due to lack of transporation facilities, consistently bad weather in the region and protected groups from main island.

It is airport in northern island, surrounding by mountain. It is extreme danger airport to land in bad weather, especially when it is covered by fog.




I cannot see main island is going to have any casino in following years. Majority people in Taiwan main island do not accept casino, they against it. Even you are talking world class resort without casino, people will against it if investors don't choose proper location (avoid environment sensitive area, for example Eastern Taiwan costal line, mountain...etc.). Don't think Taiwanese government will help you to solve it when it come to politics.

yes i agree! that airport looks REALLY dangerous!! it's so close to the edge of the waters! i would be nervous landing there in bad weather! i think taiwan should focus on developing their tourist industry in the country and islands closer to the country like penghu where it can better benefit taiwanese and create jobs for taiwanese and elevate the tourist facilities and industry to international standards. and i can imagine all the billions invested in matsu and one day china decides to just take it over since it's right there in their territory!
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Old Posted Jul 16, 2012, 9:13 AM
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Pengu people had rejected casino resort development in 2010.

Taiwanese people don't like resort development. A growing anti-development social phenomenon is built up by lack of implementation of regulation and laws due to bureaucracy, political dispute and media.

We can think about it by understanding Taiwanese attration always get out of control in term of environmental impact, due to overdevelopment and flood of tourist. And 2010, 88 typhoon that land slide and fresh flood destory entire tourism attration in central Taiwan, because of many hotel built on the waterway or in the area supposed to be natural danger zone by scholar. These issues imprint into Taiwanese mind, it changes what Taiwanese think to tourist infrastructure in Taiwan.
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Crazy money dreams: Taiwan may get its first casino to lure Chinese gamblers Quiet but ambitious, Matsu may not have an international airport, but it does have hope of becoming Taiwan's first gambling destination
By Zoe Li 19 July, 2012






The future for Matsu?

The residents of Matsu, an offshore archipelago of Taiwan, voted to build a casino on their turf to boost development and lure Chinese gamblers away from Macau.

The vote took place on July 7, with 1,795 votes for the casino plans and 1,341 against.

The turnout rate was 40 percent of eligible voters, according to Taiwan news reports.

Matsu has a population of about 10,000 and its economy has relied on its strategic positioning as a first line of defense against troops from the Chinese mainland.

The archipelago once held as many as 50,000 soldiers, but today, with improved ties between Taiwan and China, the numbers are down to about 3,000.

Asian gaming giant Macau is seen as a model of success for Matsu. Macau has surpassed Las Vegas in gaming revenue since 2006 to become the reigning world gambling capital.

Matsu on the other hand has an underdeveloped infrastructure and dwindling income from military personnel.

Residents are hoping a casino cash cow will secure their future.

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Not-so-easy money

Matsu is already a domestic tourism destination famed for its untouched nature.But the islands face fundamental problems in realizing their casino dream.

Since amendments in 2009 to Taiwan's Offshore Islands Development Act, casinos are permitted to be built on islands, pending positive results from local referendums.

Yet, gambling remains illegal in Taiwan.

Union Gaming group principal Grant Govertsen told investors that legalized gaming is at least five years away.

“The voter referendum now sets off a chain of legislative events that will likely need to come to fruition.”

The government is yet to pass laws on gambling regulations and laws on building integrated resorts.
Govertsen estimates that construction of any casino resort in Taiwan would not be able to begin sooner than 2014.

There's also the question of whether Beijing will allow tourists to visit the casino. Currently, visitors from mainland China can only sightsee in Taiwan with a visa.

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Build it and the cash will come
Matsu residents voted for casino plans.Developers are optimistic.

Taiwanese tourists contribute as much as NT$900 million (US$30 million) a year to Macau.

"That money would stay in Taiwan if it had its own casino," said Weidner Resorts Taiwan chief executive Bill Weidner.

The developer is ready to invest NT$60 billion (US$2 billion) for a 100-hectare "Mediterranean Sea resort in Asia" on Matsu's Beigan Island.

In order to make it happen, the company would first need to complete an overhaul of Matsu's infrastructure.

This would include expanding Matsu's transport network, as well as the water and power supply, constructing an international airport, a university and a roads between Beigan and Nangan all within three years.

Opponents of the casino project are worried that turning Matsu into a gaming center will disrupt its quiet way of life and introduce social and criminal problems to their small population.

Anti-casino groups campaigned against the referendum in the week leading up to the poll.

According to the Taipei Times, Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien said: “Matsu is a place where its beauty lies in its simplicity. If the referendum passes, it could become a land of sin."
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