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Mark Six é ilegal?

set24 O deputado Ron Lam considera que o Governo deve legalizar a venda de bilhetes da Lotaria Mark Six de Hong Kong, por ser um enraizado e inofensivo costume popular dos residentes de Macau, que esbarra nas consequências legais que podem ser impostas pela lei de combate aos crimes de jogo ilegal, que se encontra em fase de análise na especialidade. Com a legislação em fase de revisão, as penalizações actuais para infractores implicam penas de prisão até 2 anos ou multa. Porém, Ron Lam salienta que os vendedores têm margens de lucro muito reduzidas com a venda de bilhetes da lotaria de Hong Kong e que este negócio não tem impacto negativo na sociedade. Como tal, pede que o Governo legalize a venda de lotaria Mark Six ou, pelo menos, não penalize os vendedores. O deputado indicou ainda que, recentemente, a polícia recebeu denúncias e foram detidos comerciantes de bancas e lojas que vendiam bilhetes de lotaria. Há cerca de duas semanas, as autoridades policiais anunciaram a detenção de

Como é possível dever HKD320 milhoes a um casino?

 set24 A Taiwan court has ordered a man to repay over HKD320 million (US$41 million) to Melco Resorts & Entertainment following his high-stakes gambling spree in 2019. The man, as Taiwanese media reported, is from the Shilin district in the Taipei city. He had initially secured a credit limit of HKD100 million from the casino operator, and had it raised to HKD300 million, SET News reported. The agreement he signed with Melco stipulated that overdue repayments would incur an interest rate three times the statutory rate of Macau – set at 9.75 per cent. After losing all his chips, the man, identified as Mr. Ku, had refused to settle his debt, prompting the gaming company to file a lawsuit in Taiwan. The casino operator claimed that Mr. Ku owed them HKD 320.46 million – equivalent to approximately TWD1.3 billion. Mr. Gu’s lawyer was reported to have defended that the non-transferable chips provided by the casino did not constitute cash and thus did not meet the legal criteria for a loa

Apostas desportivas nos casinos

 jul24 O director do Centro Pedagógico e Científico nas Áreas do Jogo e do Turismo considera que devem ser adoptadas “medidas de resposta adequadas” face à “nova normalidade” do sector do jogo na era pós-pandemia. Num artigo publicado na revista sobre “Estudos na Área do Jogo e do Turismo Mundial” da UPM, Wang Changbin propõe que o Governo dê “luz verde” a apostas desportivas nos casinos, por forma a reforçar as receitas do jogo e turismo. Além disso, sugere que sejam construídos, em Hengqin, mais hotéis, instalações de turismo e de convenções e exposições, de modo a atrair mais turistas e jogadores para Macau https://jtm.com.mo/local/sugeridas-apostas-desportivas-nos-casinos-para-dinamizar-sector/

(illegal changers) Effects of the crackdown by the Chinese authorities on unlicensed cross-border money exchange

out24 Unlicensed foreign-currency exchange (FX) for Macau gambling will be considered a criminal matter if the authorities there deem it is being done as a trade activity, regardless of whether it takes place in or outside casinos. That is according to Thursday commentary from veteran legislator Chan Chak Mo (pictured), with the latest explanation of the local government’s intention regarding a bill with provisions to criminalise gambling-related unlicensed exchange. Mr Chan heads a Macau Legislative Assembly committee tasked with scrutinising the bill. The planned legal change can cover transactions for gaming purposes done outside the city’s casino resort complexes, as long as law enforcement bodies were able to gather “sufficient evidence”. He noted at a media briefing on Thursday, that the bill was likely to have its second and final reading at a plenary session of the assembly “within this month”. The criminalisation aim of the authorities  had been announced in August , under art

mass-market patrons.

out24 D omestic travelers in China, including the Macau and Hong Kong SARs,are exhibiting a notable trend of reduced spending during the recent Golden Week holiday, despite the government’s various stimulus measures aimed at boosting the economy. According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, while the number of trips taken during the week increased by 10.2% compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, overall spending rose only 7.9%. This discrepancy indicates a decline in per-trip expenditure of 2.1% from five years ago. https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/domestic-travelers-spending-less-despite-stimulus-measures.htmlhttps://macaudailytimes.com.mo/domestic-travelers-spending-less-despite-stimulus-measures.html AGOST24 Os visitantes que chegam a Macau estão a gastar cada vez mais dinheiro em produtos não-jogo, afirmou ontem o secretário para a Economia e Finanças. Segundo Lei Wai Nong, no primeiro trimestre deste ano registou-se um gasto recorde de 32,5 mil milhões de patacas em

Free foods

jul24 Ricky Hoi Io Meng, deputy director of Macao Government Tourism Office, hinted in Thursday comments that changes to local casinos’ provision of free snacks and drinks on gaming floors “should not have a big impact to the visitors”. GGRAsia had previously approached the city’s casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, for comment on the claims of government pushback against the practice of casino operators distributing free food and drinks to patrons – as mentioned on social media several weeks ago – but had not received a reply. The free food and drink trend appeared anecdotally to have been on the rise this year. “I don’t have any comment on these kinds of new methods,” said Mr Hoi (pictured in a file photo), in comments to the television news service of local public broadcaster TDM. https://www.ggrasia.com/no-sign-casino-snack-topic-hits-tourism-says-macau-official/ jun24 A move by Macau’s concessionaires to limit the provision of free snacks to visitors m

Facial recognition

 Jun24 Macau’s casino industry could benefit from clearer guidelines on the use of face recognition technology on gaming floors, particularly for marketing purposes. That is the opinion of Graça Saraiva (pictured, centre right), legal consultant and data protection officer for casino operator Sands china Ltd. “It would be good to have more specific and clear guidelines from the regulator in what concerns facial recognition technology at gaming tables,” Ms Saraiva said on Thursday. She was speaking during a panel session of the conference segment of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia 2024 casino industry trade show in Macau. Ms Saraiva was responding to a question about the use of ‘smart’ gaming tables in the context of the Macau market, and how to take advantage of the functions offered by such types of equipment – including making use of facial recognition and artificial intelligence for business purposes – while ensuring player data protection. https://www.ggrasia.com/clarity-on-macau