Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUL 2020年7月 亞博匯 32 Macau’s DICJ banned proxy betting in 2016. 澳門博彩監察協調局於2016年禁止了代理投注。 COVER STORY Proxy betting supporters employ tortured logic to distinguish it fromonline gaming and to address compliance issues. 代理投注的支持者都會用迂迴古怪的邏 輯去把代理投注與網上博彩分割，以應付 合規方面的問題。 the hard-hit local gaming industry, but “due to the risks of gambling through the internet or telephone” consideration proceeds with caution. “Proxy betting was banned officially in 2016 and the main reason was due to the AML [anti-money laundering] concerns, in particular the identity of the gambler and their origin of funds,” MdME Lawyers Senior Associate Carlos Eduardo Coelho says. “I do not anticipate a comeback of proxy betting.” PRETZEL LOGIC Proxy betting supporters employ tortured logic to distinguish it from online gaming and to address compliance issues. They describe proxy bets as being placed legally in a casino, ignoring the actual customer off-premises to avoid acknowledging a remote gaming transaction. Supporters then contend the junket promoter’s relationship with the remote