The Security Office says 125 internet gaming platforms have been identified offshore that are marketing gambling services to known gamblers who frequent Macau. All of the websites have their servers hosted outside of China.<\/strong><\/p>\nMacau police say 97 websites have gone offline because of law enforcement’s reaction to their alleged illicit activities. Online gambling is illegal everywhere throughout China, including in Macau.<\/p>\n
Ho said this month that a major goal of his administration is to “foster responsible gambling” and “combat illegal gambling.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Macau casinos in 2020 have been barren spaces compared with non-pandemic years, and that’s led to fewer reported instances of crime inside the resorts. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the world’s richest gaming hub is down 81.4 percent through 10 months of the year. Visitor numbers are even worse — 87 percent fewer people making […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":156819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Crime Inside Macau Casinos Decreases in 2020 Due to COVID-19<\/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