{"id":777002192,"date":"2023-02-08T14:07:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777002192"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:49:59","slug":"dicj-names-new-deputy-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/dicj-names-new-deputy-director","title":{"rendered":"DICJ names new deputy director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chui Hou Ian has previously served as a consultant in the office of the secretary for economy and finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) <\/strong>has named Chui Hou Ian as deputy director for a year. At a ceremony with secretary for economy and finance Lei Wai Nong in attendance, Adriano Marques Ho<\/strong>, director of DICJ, said Chui was suitable for the casino regulator’s management due to his professional background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chui was previously a consultant in the secretary for economy and finance’s office. He holds a bachelor’s degree in gaming management and a master’s degree in hotel management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He gained industry experience working at Wynn Las Vegas and was involved in pre-opening preparations at L’Arc Macau where he served as VP of casino management after his return to Macau. Chui also served as a government representative at Sociedade de Lotarias Wing Hing for a year. Fellow DICJ deputy director Lio Chi Chong was appointed in February 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>DICJ names Paulo Jorge Moreira Castelo Basaloco as head of gaming inspection<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chui Hou Ian has previously served as a consultant in the office of the secretary for economy and finance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10260,"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 Chui Hou Ian as Deputy Director for a one-year term. His extensive background includes a gaming management degree, experience at Wynn Las Vegas, and a VP role at L'Arc Macau, positioning him as a seasoned professional for the casino regulator's management. This appointment signifies a strategic move to integrate industry expertise into the regulatory framework.","focusai_entities":"Chui Hou Ian, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Lei Wai Nong, Adriano Marques Ho, Sociedade de Lotarias Wing Hing, Lio Chi Chong, Paulo Jorge Moreira Castelo Basaloco, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Wynn Las Vegas, L'Arc Macau","focusai_location":"Macau, Las Vegas","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulatory Stance?","query":"How might Chui Hou Ian's extensive operational background at Wynn Las Vegas and L'Arc Macau influence the DICJ's regulatory approach to B2C licensing, operational compliance, and future gaming vertical development in Macau?"},{"label":"DICJ Leadership Strategy?","query":"What strategic implications does the appointment of a Deputy Director with a strong industry and academic background, alongside existing leadership, have for the DICJ's long-term governance frameworks and enforcement priorities in Macau?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[20582,23911],"class_list":["post-777002192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-dicj","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002192","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=777002192"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777002229,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002192\/revisions\/777002229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777002192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777002192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777002192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}