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set25 Melco Resorts & Entertainment has unveiled plans to house a private hospital focused on imaging and diagnostic medical services at its Studio City integrated resort in Macau – part of the company’s commitment to invest in non-gaming attractions. Parent firm Melco International Development Ltd said in a filing that it had entered into an operating agreement with iRad Imaging and Diagnostic Medical Center – described as an associate of Melco Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho – to operate the hospital for an initial period of 10 years commencing 1 October 2025. This is to be followed by a mutual option to extend the agreement for two further periods of five years each. Zedra Asia Limited, the trustee of a discretionary family trust whose beneficiaries include Ho and his family members, indirectly owns 40.63% of iRad. https://asgam.com/2025/09/17/melco-to-launch-private-hospital-at-macaus-studio-city-as-part-of-10-year-non-gaming-concession-commitment/  jul25 Hong Kong health grou...

out26 Macau’s top prosecutor on Thursday called for a review of how the elements of gambling-related unlicensed money exchange offences are determined, to help combat the illicit activity more effectively. Prosecutor-general Tong Hio Fong (pictured) made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2026/2027 judicial year, according to local Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News. Operating an unlicensed money exchange business for gambling purposes is criminalised under Macau’s Law to Combat Crimes of Illegal Gambling. According to the law – which came into force on October 29, 2024 – anyone convicted of the offence faces up to five years in prison. In his speech, Mr Tong highlighted difficulties in securing convictions, saying many suspects apprehended by police around the city’s casinos were “first-time offenders”, with insufficient evidence to establish that their activities constituted a business. He called for a review of how the elements of the offence are determined, includ...