Human trafficking is a highly profitable crime, and is estimated to generate $150 billion in annual income for those engaged. There are said to be 45.8 million people enslaved at this very moment, and that’s thought to be the highest number in the history of the world.<\/p>\n
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Casinos have long been used to launder money \u2013 another area operators continually work to block \u2013 but the resorts are also presumed to be utilized by human traffickers. Homeland Security says truck stops, hotel rooms, and nightclubs are some of the more common areas where abductees are trafficked into slavery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To report suspected human trafficking in the US, dial 1-866-347-2423. Tips can also be submitted online at www.ice.gov\/tips<\/span>.<\/p>\nAppeasing Japan<\/b><\/h2>\n
The world’s largest casino operators continue to focus on Japan where the country is readying the bidding process to award three commercial gaming licenses. The biggest players \u2013 Sands, Caesars, MGM, and Wynn \u2013 are doing everything in their power to put their best foot forward to woo over Japanese lawmakers and convince them that they’re best suited for licensure.<\/p>\n
Japan lawmakers have said only those gaming operators that “have high morals, a sense of responsibility, and a clean nature” will be considered. Caesars’ commitment to ending human trafficking plays into that mandate.<\/strong><\/p>\nOf the nearly 46 million people currently enslaved, the majority are in China, South Korea, Taiwan, and India.<\/p>\n
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In China’s Macau, the richest gambling hub on planet Earth, prostitution is widespread and legal. However, women (and men) are still often coerced or forced into the industry against their wills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The US Department of State reports that Macau has not met minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Caesars Entertainment is the first casino operator to sign the ECPAT Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct and join the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to end human and child trafficking. Known as “The Code,” companies that join the ECPAT mission are given a framework to provide training to their employees to detect and thwart human trafficking.\u00a0Other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":95561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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