Gambling in Macau

Taiwan probes illegal money transfer for Macau casinos

10 Jan 2013

Taiwanese prosecutors said on Thursday they were investigating a locally-based Hong Kong firm for allegedly carrying out huge money transfers for use in Macau casinos, circumventing strict forex...

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Briefs, December 4, 2012

4 Dec 2012

New flats to reach 74pc of target, says Ricacorp

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Gamblers will keep pouring into Macau, experts say

3 Dec 2012

Industry insiders are betting that the central government's new leaders will step up efforts to cut Macau's reliance on gambling for income, but that mainlanders will keep pouring in.

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Broken Tooth a living reminder of Macau’s vicious past

26 Nov 2012

The release from jail next month of a triad boss known as Broken Tooth is fuelling speculation that the Chinese gambling playground of Macau could be on the verge of a return to the vicious gang...

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Forget handouts, Macau needs social spending and diversification

21 Nov 2012

Macau's residents have become used to the government's giveaways that line their pockets with cash and reduce taxes.

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Letters to the Editor, November 9, 2012

9 Nov 2012

Turn this tide of gambling addiction

More casinos are opening up in Macau. It has evolved over a few decades from being a small colonial city to a major centre of gambling.

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Mainland gamblers, new casino underpin solid profit rise at Galaxy

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment, posted a forecast-beating nine-fold rise in half-year net profit, boosted by a new casino and a steady flow of Chinese visitors keen to try their luck...

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Services aimed at helping gambling addicts are underfunded

Last month, the case of a Hong Kong mother who had left her young son at home while she went to Macau to gamble was widely reported. Shocking as it may have appeared to readers, it is not the...

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Casino ban seen as raw deal for young

A law banning under-21s from casinos in Macau has stirred a fierce debate among academics and workers' associations in the city.

The new rule, which takes effect in November, is...

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A wake-up call for Macau to diversify

Macau needs law and order in its gaming industry, and not just because a recent outbreak of murderous violence has made it jittery, as we report today.

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Macau's bet on non-gaming revenues slow to pay off

It's dead on a spring afternoon at the Macao Museum of Art, where a handful of visitors peruse a collection of porcelain objects normally kept behind closed doors in Beijing's Forbidden City....

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Betting syndicates move over the border

Cross-border soccer betting syndicates have set up gambling websites that operate from mainland bases in an attempt to avoid detection.

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