The 2016 Asia Risk Assessment noted that Macau would be a tempting target for terrorists due to the \u201cnexus of Chinese, American and Jewish interests\u201d in the city\u2019s gaming industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nCasinos Asked to Further Enhance Security<\/h2>\n
According to the statement, each of the city\u2019s casino operators has also been asked to develop a \u201cspecial action team\u201d that would presumably be able to quickly respond to major incidents, though few details were provided.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe purpose [of the special action teams] is that when encountering any ad hoc incident, the situation could be handled speedily before the police arrived on site,\u201d Chau said.<\/p>\n
Some steps are already being taken to enhance security at Macau’s casinos. Gaming Bureau Director Paulo Martins Chan said that all operators were currently installing metal detectors at the entrances to their casinos, and would use handheld devices until the installation was completed. It was unclear what specifically these devices would be able to detect.<\/p>\n
In addition, the statement noted that \u201clarge luggage\u201d had already been banned from casino floors, and that security staff were being given extra training, including guidance in how to identify suspicious individuals. No mention was made of whether larger suitcases would be able to be taken to guest rooms, per se, as long as they avoided the gaming areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Macau casino operators have agreed to work with the local Judiciary Police in order to develop a simulation of an attack on the city\u2019s gaming venues. The move comes in response to two recent high-profile attacks in gaming industry hubs: the October 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 victims and injured 550, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":61007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Macau Casino Operators to Run Simulated Attack Drills<\/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