Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2021年5月 亞博匯 14 JAPAN’S DRAFT CASINO REGULATIONS LIST NINE GAMES TO BE PERMITTED 日本賭場法規草案列出九種允許進行的博彩遊戲 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS JAPAN’S CASINO REGULATORY COMMISSION has listed nine casino games that will be permitted to operate inside the nation’s casinos, with games traditionally played in Japan such as pachinko, pachislot and mahjong all notable exclusions. The nine games, containedwithin theCasinoRegulatory Commission’s draft regulations, include 21 variants of games currently banned in Japan but set to be legalized as part of the government’s IR development plans. They are listed as baccarat (2 types), blackjack (4 types), poker (8 types), roulette, Sic Bo, craps, Casino War, money wheel and pai gow. Electronic games are also permitted. Public feedback on the draft regulations will be accepted until 9 May. The regulations also call for prior background checks on all major stakeholders and executives of casino and IR operators to ensure “social credibility”. This will include detailed investigations into criminal and financial records, as well as whether there are any links to organized crime. As a measure against problem gambling, casino operators will be expected to ban users suspected of addiction for at least one year and later limit the number of casino visits they are allowed to make each month. 日本賭場管理委員 列出九種允許在該國賭場 進行的博彩遊戲，其中日本的傳統博彩遊戲 如彈珠機、老虎機和麻將均不在列。 賭場管理委員會法規草案所列舉的九款 遊戲包括日本目前禁止的21種遊戲變體，然 而這些遊戲將作為當地政府IR發展計劃的一 部份而被合法化。 該九種遊戲分別為百家樂（2款）、廿一點 （4款）、撲克（8款）、骰寶、花旗骰、賭場戰爭 （Casino War）、錢輪和牌九，以及電子遊戲。 公眾在5月9日前可就法規草案作出反 饋。 該法規亦規定了需先對賭場和IR營運商 的所有主要利益相關者和高管進行背景調 查，以確保「社會信譽」。這將包括對犯罪和財 務紀錄作詳細調查，以及是否與有組織犯罪 有任何聯繫。 作為打擊問題賭博的一項措施，預計賭 場將禁止賭博成癮者進入賭場為期至少一 年，並限制其以後每月進入賭場的次數。