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A crackdown on corruption in China has prompted Australian casino operator Crown Resorts to spin off its international assets into a separate company. The new company will take over Crown’s 27.4% interest in two Macau businesses. Macau is the world’s largest gaming centre and the only place in China...
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Desengane-se quem pensava que a sede do mercado do jogo de Macau em retomar a rota do crescimento de receitas de jogo pudesse levar a que as regras anti-lavagem de dinheiro fossem aliviadas, para permitir o afluxo de grandes montantes para os casinos. As autoridades asseguram que as novas...
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Uma investigação jornalística da Bloomberg concluiu que as apostas por via telefónica continuam a fazer parte do dia-a-dia das salas VIP do território, não obstante os telemóveis terem sido banidos dos espaços para grandes apostadores no início de Maio. A proibição do uso de telemóveis no interior das salas...
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The Macau government is set to tighten its visa policy for executive’s working in the territory’s casinos, in a bid to see more local employees promoted to management positions. Speaking to the Portuguese-language Jornal Tribuna de Macau, The Human Resources Office of Macau confirmed that it can deny requests...
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Most of the members of the Legislative Assembly committee in charge of discussing a revised tobacco control bill are against a full smoking ban inside casinos. The government has so far refused to back down on a proposed ban, which would also cover airports and the SAR’s prison. Macau...
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The Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) will start studying before the end of the year whether local dealers – also known as croupiers – should be barred from gambling in local casinos, DICJ Director Paulo Martins Chan said on Wednesday. Chan made the remarks after attending a phone-in programme hosted by Ou...
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Durante os 50 anos de duração da concessão, o Governo do Laos fica impedido de autorizar outras empresas a operarem casinos nas províncias de Savannakhet – onde se situa o Savan Vegas – e ainda nas províncias vizinhas de Borikhamxai e Khammouane. A operadora de jogo Macau Legend Development,...
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Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) Paulo Martins Chan said on Wednesday that the government will continue its plan to tighten regulation of the junket sector, including raising the initial investment amount. Chan made the remarks during a press conference about the government’s mid-term evaluation report on the gaming sector’s performance....
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The government of Macau on Wednesday said all casino operators in its territory had fulfilled commitments agreed in initial contracts signed over a decade ago, marking the culmination of a year-long review into the impact of the gambling industry. But the government said it would tighten regulations for junket...
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A utilização de telemóveis nas salas de grandes apostadores dos casinos de Macau passa a ser proibida a partir de segunda-feira (9), para evitar as apostas por via telefónica, que dificultam a identificação da origem do dinheiro. A medida quer evitar que a utilização de telemóveis nas mesas de...
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As receitas do jogo VIP nos casinos de Macau caíram 19,35% no primeiro trimestre do ano, comparando com os mesmos meses de 2015, segundo dados oficiais divulgados hoje. Os grandes apostadores (jogo VIP) continuam a ser a origem da maioria das receitas dos casinos de Macau e tiveram um...
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Las Vegas Sands is paying a US$9 million fine to settle a regulatory investigation that painted an unflattering picture of the casino owner’s expansion into Macau. The resolution announced Thursday closes a Securities and Exchange Commission probe that began more than five years ago. The corruption case revolved around...
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O Governo do Laos assumiu no ano passado os comandos do casino, retirando as operações das mãos da Sanum Investments, depois de terem sido detectadas várias irregularidades. Seis empresas estão ainda na corrida pelo controlo do empreendimento. Alguns investidores de Macau especializados no universo do jogo e no mundo...
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Macau on Tuesday (Mar 1) posted its best monthly gambling revenue performance since October last year and the smallest drop in growth in 20 months as an increase in Lunar New Year tourists boosted the world’s largest casino hub. Macau’s economy, which relies on the casino industry for over...
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Um estudo da Universidade Cidade de Hong Kong revela que as tríades ainda operam nas salas VIP dos casinos, embora de forma mais pacífica e segundo um modelo empresarial. A DICJ já negou estas conclusões. É certo que a sociedade de Macau já não se vê confrontada com os...