{"id":777000950,"date":"2022-12-12T12:40:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777000950"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:09:34","slug":"dicj-names-paulo-jorge-moreira-castelo-basaloco-as-head-of-gaming-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/dicj-names-paulo-jorge-moreira-castelo-basaloco-as-head-of-gaming-inspection","title":{"rendered":"DICJ names Paulo Jorge Moreira Castelo Basaloco as head of gaming inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Basaloco joined the DICJ in 1988, working initially in its Gaming Contracts Inspection Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- The <strong>Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)&nbsp;<\/strong>has named <strong>Paulo Jorge Moreira Castelo Basaloco<\/strong>&nbsp;is the new head of its Gaming Inspection Department. Basaloco took office on December 7 at a ceremony attended by the regulator&#8217;s head Adriano Marques Ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho said the Gaming Inspection Department was an &#8220;essential entity&#8221;. He said he hoped Basalocco would carry out its duties faithfully, build a cohesive team and efficiently enforce the rules set out in Macau&#8217;s new gaming law, which was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macaus-gaming-law-amendment-bill-approved\" target=\"_blank\">approved in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basaloco joined the DICJ in 1988, initially working in the Gambling Contract Inspection Unit. He holds a degree in physical education and sport from the Polytechnic Institute of Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vote-on-macau-junket-bill-to-take-place-on-december-15\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vote on Macau junket bill to take place on December 15<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basaloco joined the DICJ in 1988, working initially in its Gaming Contracts Inspection Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":29796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) of Macau has appointed Paulo Jorge Moreira Castelo Basaloco as the new head of its Gaming Inspection Department. Basaloco, who assumed office on December 7, is tasked with the faithful execution of duties, team cohesion, and efficient enforcement of Macau's new gaming law, approved in June. This senior regulatory appointment is pivotal for the governance framework of Macau's iGaming and land-based casino sectors.","focusai_entities":"Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Paulo Jorge Moreira Castelo Basaloco, Adriano Marques Ho, Polytechnic Institute of Macau","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.92)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Junket Operations?","query":"How will the new head of the Gaming Inspection Department influence the enforcement of the new gaming law specifically concerning the future operational frameworks and licensing of Macau's junket sector, given the upcoming vote on the junket bill?"},{"label":"Enforcement Priorities Shift?","query":"What specific shifts in regulatory enforcement priorities or operational methodologies can be anticipated from the DICJ's Gaming Inspection Department under Mr. Basaloco's leadership, particularly regarding B2B\/B2C licensing compliance and responsible gambling initiatives?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[20582,23906],"class_list":["post-777000950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-dicj","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000950","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=777000950"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777000963,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777000950\/revisions\/777000963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777000950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777000950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777000950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}