{"id":120087,"date":"2019-11-18T14:49:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T22:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=120087"},"modified":"2019-11-18T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T00:03:10","slug":"no-illegal-online-gaming-promoters-at-20000-strong-macau-trade-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/no-illegal-online-gaming-promoters-at-20000-strong-macau-trade-show\/","title":{"rendered":"No Illegal Online Gambling Promoters at 20,000-Strong Trade Show, Says Macau Gaming Regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Macao Gaming Show (MGS) 2019 expo at the Venetian Macao pulled in almost 20,000 visitors last week, according to organizers.<\/p>\n

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The Macao Gaming Show 2019 was well-attended \u2013 at least by gaming regulators and the Judiciary Police, who detected no \u2013 or at least not many \u2013 online gaming operators. (Image: Bloomberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This may not conform with the experience of some attendees, who told GGRAsia<\/em> they had witnessed \u201clow levels of foot traffic to the event and modest numbers of qualified buyers.\u201d But whatever the true count, at least none among their number were rogue online gambling operators.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to the Macau gaming regulator, DICJ, which has taken to patrolling gaming trade shows in the casino capital of the world to root out bad apples showcasing products that contravene local laws, such as those promoting online and crypto gaming.<\/p>\n

In a press release on Friday, DICJ said it had carried out \u201cjoint supervisory actions\u201d with the enclave\u2019s Judiciary Police to \u201cprevent exhibitors from spreading illicit online gambling activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

iGaming on the List<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the promoter\u2019s website, MGS was all about showcasing everything from \u201ccasino operations, entertainment \u2026 food and beverage, gaming equipment and accessories,\u201d to \u201cleisure, hospitality, and operations, promotional services, style and fashion, tourism and culture, and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also included in the list was \u201ci-gaming,\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, \u201cno suspected cases of crime were detected,\u201d the regulator confirmed.<\/p>\n

OK, well, maybe a few.<\/p>\n

Regarding irregularities individually committed by some exhibitors, DICJ requested their correction on the spot,\u201dsaid the regulator. \u201cDICJ also distributed to the exhibitors information leaflets on the fight against illicit internet gambling, in order to clarify the legal provisions in force in the Macau Special Administrative Region.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

G2E Asia Controversy <\/strong><\/h2>\n

This has all become necessary since this year\u2019s G2E Asia expo \u2013 held in May, also at the Venetian Macao \u2013 was found to be rife with rogue operators.<\/p>\n

DICJ chief Paulo Martins Chan was forced to withdraw from participating in G2E Asia \u2013 he was scheduled to deliver a keynote speech \u2013 after he realized he would be investigating it instead.<\/p>\n

Macau does not license online gaming and is eager to please the politburo in Beijing. China has stepped up its fight against illegal operators in recent years, many of which are based in the Philippines and targeting mainland China, where all forms of gambling are illegal, apart from state-owned lotteries.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, cryptocurrency is not currently regulated in Macau, nor is it authorized for gaming activities, which meant eyebrows were raised at one of G2E Asia\u2019s sponsors last May, Hong Kong-based blockchain company Blockchain Labs.<\/p>\n

Blockchain Labs had organized a segment of the show aimed at \u201cfinancial professionals from casinos and gaming platforms with new blockchain, cloud, cybersecurity, and payment technology solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while blockchain and cryptocurrency are not necessarily the same thing, the association was close enough to get DICJ\u2019s pulses racing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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