米高梅有意在多伦多兴建赌场度假村

　　和其他主要的博彩公司一样，米高梅度假村的发展扩张在经济衰退期间也受到阻碍，他们停止了若干项目的开发，当经济恢复以后，米高梅开始再次启动这些项目，现在，米高梅正着眼于在多伦多修建一家赌场。

　　米高梅在本周宣布他们将投资6亿美元在多伦多建造一家赌场，这家赌场将与多伦多以往的赌场都不相同，米高梅的目标是建设一家顶尖的赌场度假村。

　　米高梅的发言人Alan Feldman在接受CEC新闻访问时表示“如果所有人都只是在谈论一间摆满老虎机的房子，多伦多可以依靠自己的力量做到，他们不需要我们，但是如果讨论的是博彩扩张和涉及到更多的旅游娱乐焦点，那么我们就能介入并有机会让我们参与其中投资大笔的资金”

　　加拿大各省一直都是开放赌场博彩经营的，而且在过去的一年里，有好几个省已表示对在线赌场感兴趣。加拿大的实体博彩业十分繁荣，并且米高梅认为多伦多是一个博彩业全面兴盛并且能够使地方和博彩经营者双赢的地方。

　　Feldma在CBC的访谈中强调，赌场度假村的博彩性质在这个大规模度假村的全面体验和感受中占的比重是很小的，餐馆、娱乐场所、商场和夜总会占据了大部分空间就能够说明这个问题，而这就是Feldma认为米高梅独辟蹊径的原因。

　　在多伦多兴建赌场度假村是有强有力支持的，Rob Ford市长一直是支持博彩业扩张的，过去的几个月里，市长一直在与业界领袖们探讨博彩业扩张的可能性，当然他明白是否增加一家大型赌场胜地的最终决定权在于选民。

　　美国博彩公司在过去几年里已经在全球扩张开来，拉斯维加斯金沙集团是博彩业全球扩张的领队者，他们在兴建澳门和新加坡赌场的同时，也在与西班牙官方就LVS品牌进入西班牙进行洽谈。

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　　MGM Makes Interest Known For Toronto Casino Resort

　　MGM Resorts is much like the other major gaming companies that had to halt growth during the economic recession. MGM stopped several projects, and when the economy bounced back, MGM began building again. Now, the gaming company has their sights set on building a casino resort in Toronto.

　　MGM announced this week that they are prepared to build a $6 billion resort in Toronto. The facility would be unlike any other that the province has ever seen, and the goal of MGM is to go big with everything associated with the casino resort.

　　"If all somebody is talking about is a room full of slot machine, Toronto could do that on their own, they don't need us," said MGM Spokesman Alan Feldman, to CBC News. "But if the discussion is going to broaden and going to involve more of a tourism and entertainment focus, that's where we might step in and there may be an opportunity for us to come to town and invest quite a bit of money."

　　Canadian provinces have always been open to casino gambling, and over the past year, several provinces have shown an interest in online casinos. The land-based gaming industry in Canada is thriving, and MGM sees Toronto as a place where a full-scale casino resort could become prosperous for both the province and the casino operator.

　　Feldman stressed in his discussion with CBC that the gaming aspect of a casino resort is a very small portion of the overall experience related to a resort of this size. Restaurants, entertainment avenues, shopping, and nightclubs account for the majority of the space, and that is where Feldman believes MGM can make a difference.

　　There is strong support within Toronto for a casino resort. Mayor Rob Ford has been on record supporting gambling expansion. Ford has been discussing the possibilities of expansion with business leaders over the past few months, although he believes that the final say on whether to add a major destination casino should ultimately fall on the voters.

　　US gaming companies have spent the past few years expanding their global reach. Las Vegas Sands has been the leader in the global expansion, building casinos in Macau and Singapore, while also speaking with Spanish lawmakers about bringing the LVS brand to Spain.