Inside Asian Gaming

IAG OCT 2021年10月 亞博匯 16 MACAU REVEALS DRAFT REVISIONS TO GAMING LAW THEABOLITION of sub-concessions, altered license terms and increased government oversight of gaming activities are among the proposed changes to Macau’s gaming law currently out for public consultation. First details of how the new gaming law might look were announced at a press conference on 14 September, with the draft revisions to undergo a six-week public consultation process running from 15 September to 29 October 2021. Among the proposed changes is an end to the sub-concession system, while the draft suggests reconsidering the current 20-year expiration period of gaming licenses, increasing the minimum capital of gaming concessionaires, and raising the percentage of share capital held by permanent Macau residents in the concessionaires. To strengthen the oversight of gaming operators, the draft also proposes implanting government representatives directly into the gaming concessionaires to directly supervise operations, ultimately tightening control of the industry. Despite an already huge contribution to Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, the government wants even more in the future, including in areas such as the hiring of local residents, especially those with disabilities, plus charity, education, science and culture. The amendment of gaming law has four major directions: reinforcing social responsibility, encouraging the expansion of non- gaming elements, strengthening government regulation of the industry for healthy development, and matching legal effects and sanctions for non-compliance. 澳門公佈 博彩法修訂內容 澳門建議修訂博彩法 的公開諮詢正在進行， 包括廢除副牌、改變博彩牌照條款和加強政 府對博彩活動的監督。 新修訂博彩法的首批細節在9月14日舉行 的新聞發佈會上公佈，修訂草案在2021年9月 15日至10月29日進行為期六週的公眾諮詢。 在擬議的修訂內容中，包括結束博彩經 營牌照副牌特許制度。草案建議重新考慮目 前博彩牌照的20年有效期，提高博彩業特許 經營者的法定最低資本額，並提高澳門永久 居民股東在博企公司中的股份比例。 為了加強對博彩業者的監督，草案還 建議政府對博彩牌照承批人、博彩中企人和 相關公司的聘用人員進行資格審查，建議將 政府代表直接引入博企，以直接監督博企運 營，最終加強對行業的監管。 儘管政府已經倡議博企承擔許多企業社 會責任，但政府希望博企未來能有更多的貢 獻，包括優先僱用當地居民，特別是殘疾人 士，以及支持慈善、教育、科學和文化等領 域。 是次博彩法的修訂有四個主要方向：加 強社會責任、鼓勵擴大非博彩元素、加強政 府對行業健康發展的監管，以及明確刑事責 任及行政處罰制度。