Inside Asian Gaming

December 2014 inside asian gaming 35 Feature Angela Leong, executive director of SJM Holdings and a directly elected member of the Legislative Assembly, says “It is not enough” for the law to merely ban casino workers from gambling in the properties of their employers. She wants the ban to be expanded to cover all gaming venues, in line with the ban on Macau civil servants gambling in any of the city’s casinos. The Social Welfare Bureau has said it would offer more responsible gaming courses for management and front-line staff at casinos in the second half of this year, and the operators are also stepping up their efforts. Sands China launched a “Responsible Gaming Team Training Program” this year involving 5,000 of its employees. And Galaxy Entertainment Group has joined forces with Sheng Kung Hui Gambling Counseling and Family Wellness Center to offer training to more than 800 of its casino employees to promote responsible gaming and “a healthy work-life balance”.