banning casino workers<\/a> from entering the venues when not on the job.<\/p>\nBeginning December 27, 2019, Macau’s Gaming Participation Law will be officially amended to bar any employee in a gaming capacity role, as well as casino cashiers, cage staff, floor security, cleaners, and food and beverage servers, from accessing any casino in the SAR when not on the clock. The change will impact 54,000 employees, including 8,000 junket workers.<\/p>\n
Gambling is prohibited everywhere in China other than Macau. The exception is the state-run lottery \u2013 which also includes a sports betting component.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming says of those who gambled this year, “social gambling” with family and friends was the leading activity. The three that followed were “Macau casinos, “lottery\/sports betting,” and wagering in the city’s slot machine parlors.<\/p>\n
Those who qualified for problem gaming disorders said the enclave’s casinos were their preferred gambling option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Macau locals aren’t testing their luck as much as they used to, a new study from the University of Macau concluding that participation rates among enclave residents are at their lowest levels since 2003. According to research from the university’s Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming, 40.9 percent of all Macau residents aged 18 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":117776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Macau Locals Gambling Less, Lowest Participation Rate Since 2003<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n