In China and the standing committee of the National People’s Congress has reportedly approved new legislation that is to bring in tough penalties for anyone found guilty of facilitating overseas gambling. According to a report from GGRAsia citing an earlier story from the state-run Xinhua news agency, this third and final endorsement means that the giant country’s existing criminal code will be amended from the first day of March so as to make it a crime for firms or individuals […]

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In Macau and a prominent local academic has reportedly suggested that the enclave could help to mitigate some of the adverse consequences of the recent coronavirus pandemic by legalizing online gambling. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Zhonglu Zeng is a professor at the Macao Polytechnic Institute’s Gaming Teaching and Research Centre and revealed that the time is now right for the local government to conduct research into the feasibility of licensing small-turnover social gaming and betting operations. […]

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Recent allegations that Asian junket operator Suncity Group has been illegally offering ‘proxy’ online gaming services may have seriously hurt the firm’s prospects at obtaining a land-based casino license in Macau. Damaging accusations: According to a Thursday report, this is the opinion of two experts on the Macau casino scene after the enclave’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator warned that it was prepared to ‘take serious action’ against anyone found to have broken 2016 rules against the provision of […]

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In Macau, a local gaming expert has reportedly recommended that the government should consider lowering the tax rate on VIP gaming revenues in order to ensure that the city’s casino industry remains competitive with Asian rivals such as Singapore. According to a report from GGRAsia, the advice came from Wang Changbin from the Gaming Teaching And Research Centre, which is a unit of the Macao Polytechnic Institute, and is being backed by Kwok Chi Chung, President of the Macau Association […]

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