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Macau ‘inclined’ towards future casino concession public tender

March 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Macau

In Macau, Economy and Finance Secretary, Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured), has reportedly announced that the local government in ‘inclined’ towards launching a new tendering process for the city’s six existing c...

Macau legislators ratify off-duty gaming floor ban for casino workers

Adam Morgan

December 18, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

In Macau, the 33-member Legislative Assembly reportedly ratified a measure earlier today that is to prohibit approximately 54,000 casino employees from setting foot on a gaming floor outside of working hours. ...

Macau gaming regulator receives Macau Jockey Club investment plan

Adam Morgan

August 17, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Licenses, Macau, Taxation

In Macau, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that it has received a detailed investment plan from Macau Horse Race Company Limited concerning the city’s Macau Jocke...

Macau legislators unanimously pass local casino staff ban proposal

Adam Morgan

July 13, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

In Macau, yesterday reportedly saw legislators unanimously pass a proposed government-backed measure that would prohibit the city’s 24,453 employed table games dealers from entering the gaming floor of all loca...

Macau records annual decline in number of licensed junket operators

Adam Morgan

January 24, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Licenses, Macau

Despite recently recording an over 19% increase year-on-year in annual aggregated gross gaming revenues to in excess of $33 billion, it reportedly seems that the 40 casinos in Macau hit this improved figure by ...

Macau has no plans to license casino junket operator sub-agents

Adam Morgan

December 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

In Macau, a senior government official has reportedly disclosed that authorities have no immediate plans to initiate a licensing regime for the numerous sub-agents that work in collaboration with the enclave’s ...

Macau junkets audit expected by August

Lars Jones

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Macau

Some of the 40 VIP gambling promoters accounts that have been reviewed by Macau's casino regulator so far have proved to have faults, but the severity of the issue is not clear yet. Macau’s Gaming Inspection...

Government making plans for closing Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Club

Adam Morgan

February 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Macau

In Macau, the government has reportedly announced that it is considering transforming the Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Club into a cultural, leisure, sports and education facility once the long-running greyhound ra...

American investments firm purchases large stake in The 13 Holdings Limited

Adam Morgan

February 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Macau

Ahead of the opening of its The 13 luxury hotel in Macau later this quarter and property developer The 13 Holdings Limited has announced that American investments firm Evolution Capital Management has acquired ...

Macau’s new Legend Palace Hotel to open “as early as possible”

Adam Morgan

January 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Macau

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Asian casino operator Macau Legend Development Limited has reportedly declared that it hopes to open its new Legend Palace Hotel in the Fisherman’s Wharf district of Macau “as early as possible” after recently ...

Macau junket operators plan to launch central credit database

Adam Morgan

December 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Data Protection, Macau

The Macau Association Of Gaming And Entertainment Promoters has reportedly established a central database that is capable of tracking the credit issued by local junket operators to individual players. Accord...

Macau gaming regulator predicts positive future for local casino industry

Adam Morgan

December 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The head of Macau’s gaming regulator has reportedly explained that he expects the city’s casinos to post improved year-on-year aggregated gross gambling revenues for 2017 thanks to the industry’s efforts at lur...

Macau regulator distances city from arrested Crown Resorts Limited employees

Adam Morgan

October 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau, Crime

The head of Macau’s Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that none of the 18 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited arrested and detained by Chines...

Initial consensus reached on Macau out-of-hours casino staff ban

Martin Chua

September 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

The Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau (DICJ) of Macau has reportedly revealed that it has reached a preliminary consensus regarding the introduction of new rules that would prohibit gaming workers from ...

Soft approach from government on development of non-gaming tourist industry

Martin Chua

September 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Macau

The government of Macau has revealed that it only intends to present general guidelines for the development of the enclave’s non-gaming tourist industry and let operators decide for themselves exactly what proj...