Macau Casino Gaming Law and Regulation: At a Turning Point?

Abstract

This is a powerpoint presentation that tries to summarize some of the main issues of the legal regulation applicable casino gaming in Macau, China, which is the world's largest gaming market. The presentation covers an evolution of casino gaming; the legal concept of concessions; the regulation of gaming promoters (junkets); credit for gaming; and the regulation for the prevention and repression of money laundering through the gaming industry. The final part summarizes the evolution and points to some issues and challenges that lie ahead for the new Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region.

Keywords: casinos, gaming, gambling, Macau, China, concessions, gaming promoters, junkets, money laundering