Macau Bans Gaming Workers From Entering Casino Outside Work Hours

On Friday, December 27th, Macau gaming officials have imposed the official ban on casino workers entering the premises after work hours.

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has confirmed this in a Thursday statement. The ban will cover 54,000 people in Asia’s gaming hub that are employees of one of city’s casino operators.

Legislation Detailed

The ban also extends to…

…the staff that is not directly involved with gaming operations. This includes people within PR, cashiers, cage staff, food or beverage workers, cleaners, surveillance operators etc. The Gaming Inspection’s website has a list of all the professions that are barred from entering the premises of Macau casinos.

The legislation that bans gaming workers from being on the premises after their working hours has no provisions for establishment of a database listing the details of the individuals that are covered by the said legislation.

There was “no intention” to publish guidelines that would request the operators to use facial recognition technology to help with enforcing the ban.

In relation to these new rules, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has said that they have conducted a very specific training for the gaming floor inspectors who will be in charge of enforcing properly the new entry ban rules.

There were also several consultation sessions held with the city’s operators that need to explain the of the off-duty ban and to assist operators with training their own employees on rules compliances.

Strict Control of Gambling Sites

Macau is strengthening its fight with illegal online gambling…

…as Paulo Martins Chan, director of Coordination Bureau has announced much more stern measures in fighting illegal activities.

He commented on the illegal gaming during the 2019 MGS Entertainment Show:

“What we can is to do propaganda to raise awareness and inform that it is illegal […] We continue to do a lot of awareness work, sending phone messages, setting billboards, to fight online gaming. It has a great impact on Macau’s image and in many times involves fraud.”

Source:

“Macau casino ban for off-duty gaming staff begins”, ggrasia.com, December 27, 2019.