{"id":777000814,"date":"2022-12-07T13:08:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777000814"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:15:55","slug":"doubts-remain-over-the-future-of-macaus-satellite-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/doubts-remain-over-the-future-of-macaus-satellite-casinos","title":{"rendered":"Doubts remain over the future of Macau’s satellite casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The names of the satellite casinos that will remain open may only be revealed after the new gaming concessions come into effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Lei Wai Nong<\/strong>, Macau’s secretary for economy and finance, told the Legislative Assembly on Monday (December 5) that it’s unclear how many satellite casinos will continue to operate in Macau. New gaming concessions<\/a> come into effect on January 1, with all six current operators to continue, but it’s unknown which satellite casinos will remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The secretary said in the case of satellite casino staff who are employees of the six concessionaires, the concessionaires will “have to assume their responsibilities and give them employment in their venues.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are currently 16 satellite casinos operating under licences attached to one of Macau\u2019s six casino concessionaires but run by third parties on individually owned premises. Two venues closed<\/a> this year: Rio Casino and President Casino<\/strong>, which were run by Galaxy Entertainment Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, Adriano Marques Ho<\/strong>, director of Macau\u2019s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), said that the government was committed to guaranteeing labour rights<\/a> at Macau\u2019s casinos. The key objective for the stability of local employment will continue to be the social responsibility of the concessionaires. Concessionaires will face periodic reviews and penalties <\/strong>if they fail to meet the promises made in their bids for new gaming concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lei Wai Nong was also asked about casino operators’ commitments to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting the city. He said all operators had met the necessary requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The names of the satellite casinos that will remain open may only be revealed after the new gaming concessions come into effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, stated that the number and names of satellite casinos remaining operational post-January 1, 2023, new gaming concessions are yet to be revealed. Concessionaires are mandated to assume employment responsibilities for satellite casino staff and face periodic reviews and penalties for non-compliance with bid commitments, including increasing foreign tourist numbers.","focusai_entities":"Lei Wai Nong, Adriano Marques Ho, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Rio Casino, President Casino, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.92), operator_casino (0.97), marketing_crm (0.75), investor_analyst (0.93), supplier_vendor (0.78), journalist_researcher (0.96)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Satellite Casino Employment Impact?","query":"What specific mechanisms will Macau's concessionaires implement to absorb or re-deploy staff from non-continuing satellite casinos, and what are the projected financial implications?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Metrics?","query":"Beyond employment, what are the key performance indicators and governance frameworks the DICJ will use for periodic reviews of concessionaires' social responsibility and tourism commitments?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23911,23906],"class_list":["post-777000814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777000814"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777000833,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000814\/revisions\/777000833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777000814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777000814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777000814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}