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Macau Gaming Law series part 14: And that’s a wrap – where to from here?

Andrew W Scott by Andrew W Scott
Fri 8 Apr 2022 at 06:14
Macau Gaming Law series part 14: And that’s a wrap – where to from here?

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Welcome to the fourteenth and final in a series of articles on the Macau gaming law IAG published throughout the month of March and early April:

Part Date Article
1 Wed 2 Mar Here comes the extension … 26 June now seems impossible
2 Fri 4 Mar Cross-shareholding provisions crossing the line?
3 Mon 7 Mar Problematic consequences of the satellite purge
4 Wed 9 Mar Does the chip cap need a rethink?
5 Fri 11 Mar Reversion of gaming areas – a problem no one is talking about
6 Mon 14 Mar Directors’ liability – changing centuries of corporate law?
7 Mon 16 Mar Junkets, collaborators and concessionaire liability
8 Fri 25 Mar Minimum income – a stealthy gaming tax rate hike?
9 Mon 28 Mar National Security – a get out of jail free card for the government?
10 Fri 1 Apr Confusion reigns over so-called “Managing Director” shareholding
11 Sun 3 Apr 10-year concessions hamper investment in Macau
12 Wed 6 Apr Too broad suitability checks will dilute their effectiveness
13 Thu 7 Apr Provisions regarding other jurisdictions can cause legal conflict
14 Fri 8 Apr And that’s a wrap – where to from here?
The flagship property of Galaxy Entertainment Group, Galaxy Macau.

Thank you all for your great support during this Macau gaming law series. What began as a planned 10-part series finished as 14 parts, as there were so many important issues to cover. As of the time of writing this series has received over 18,000 page views, and no doubt that number will creep up to perhaps over 20,000 eventually. [Ed: As of 21 April, the series has accrued over 21,000 views.]

The flagship property of Melco Resorts and Entertainment, City of Dreams Macau.

So, where to from now? The next step in the process is for the Second Standing Committee of the Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) – headed by Andrew Chan Chak Mo – to complete its review of the law, and then for the wider AL to pass the law, no doubt with some amendments, which Mr Chan has promised to do by 26 June. I fervently hope that some of the issues raised by IAG in this Macau gaming law series, and raised by others, are considered and we see a more efficient law governing the industry in Macau. After all, this is the law which will set the ground rules for the next decade. The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, will be attending a plenary session of the AL on 12 April, and this should be an excellent opportunity for his input.

The flagship property of MGM China, MGM Cotai.

Of the issues raised in this series, which are the most crucial? Judging from the number of page views (around 2,700), reversion of gaming areas is a very important one. I also think the chip cap rule as it currently stands is unworkable, and more clarity would be very useful on the provisions relating to minimum income, directors’ liability, the Managing Director, and operating in other jurisdictions.

The flagship property of Sands China, The Venetian Macao.

I have no doubt the law will be passed as planned by late June. And I have no doubt the tender documents are already substantially drafted, waiting to be released within days of the law being passed.

The flagship property of SJM Resorts, Grand Lisboa Palace.

While no-one knows how long the government will provide for the tender process, we all know the finish line is on 31 December, so it seems plausible the government will provide perhaps two to three months – essentially Q3 of this year – for the tender process to play out. Expect the announcement of the winning six bidders sometime in say October or perhaps early November. After that we will see a period of negotiation of the concession contracts – about four to six weeks feels right to me. This takes us to some date in December, during which we will likely see six signing ceremonies – or if we’re running close to the wire maybe one big ceremony for all six concessionaires! What a sight that would be.

Wynn Palace
The flagship property of Wynn Macau Limited, Wynn Palace.

Expect to hear the popping of champagne corks in December.

After that, the sleeves will be rolled up and the truly hard work of recovering from the COVID disaster will begin. Bring on the 2023 to 2032 “new decade” of the Macau gaming industry. It will be fascinating to watch.

This is the final article in the series.

Part Date Article
1 Wed 2 Mar Here comes the extension … 26 June now seems impossible
2 Fri 4 Mar Cross-shareholding provisions crossing the line?
3 Mon 7 Mar Problematic consequences of the satellite purge
4 Wed 9 Mar Does the chip cap need a rethink?
5 Fri 11 Mar Reversion of gaming areas – a problem no one is talking about
6 Mon 14 Mar Directors’ liability – changing centuries of corporate law?
7 Mon 16 Mar Junkets, collaborators and concessionaire liability
8 Fri 25 Mar Minimum income – a stealthy gaming tax rate hike?
9 Mon 28 Mar National Security – a get out of jail free card for the government?
10 Fri 1 Apr Confusion reigns over so-called “Managing Director” shareholding
11 Sun 3 Apr 10-year concessions hamper investment in Macau
12 Wed 6 Apr Too broad suitability checks will dilute their effectiveness
13 Thu 7 Apr Provisions regarding other jurisdictions can cause legal conflict
14 Fri 8 Apr And that’s a wrap – where to from here?

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Born in Australia, Andrew is a gaming industry expert and media publisher, commentator and journalist who moved to Hong Kong in 2005 and then Macau in 2009, when he founded O MEDIA, one of Macau’s largest media companies and parent company of Inside Asian Gaming.

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