Morgan Stanley says the tables will help to accurately identify foreign gamblers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- Morgan Stanley<\/strong> has reported that Macau casinos’ plans to install RFID (radio frequency identification) tables<\/a>\u00a0will help accurately identify foreign gamblers. A rule introduced in December 2022 provides\u00a0<\/strong>a 5 per cent tax rebate in gaming zones<\/a>\u00a0designated for patrons holding foreign passports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Melco Resorts & Entertainment<\/strong>\u00a0plans to install RFID tables in its premium mass gaming area by the end of this month.\u00a0Galaxy Entertainment Group\u00a0<\/strong>will install tables in the second quarter and\u00a0SJM<\/strong>, at Grand Lisboa, in the fourth quarter.\u00a0MGM China<\/strong>\u00a0incorporated RFID tables in 2016. MGM Resorts International CEO and chairman\u00a0Bill Hornbuckle<\/strong>\u00a0has said that\u00a0<\/strong>foreigner-only zones<\/a>\u00a0had proved ineffective\u00a0<\/strong>and stressed that this is why the company turned to RFID tables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Morgan Stanley says the tables will help to accurately identify foreign gamblers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Morgan Stanley's analysis indicates Macau casinos are deploying RFID table technology to precisely identify foreign patrons, thereby enabling eligibility for a 5% gaming tax rebate introduced in December 2022. This strategic adoption by operators such as Melco Resorts, Galaxy Entertainment, and SJM, following MGM China's prior implementation, aims to optimize GGR from the premium mass segment.","focusai_entities":"Morgan Stanley, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment Group, SJM, MGM China, MGM Resorts International, Bill Hornbuckle","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.95), marketing_crm (0.75), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"RFID ROI?","query":"What is the projected return on investment for Macau operators deploying RFID tables, considering the 5% tax rebate and implementation costs?"},{"label":"Regulatory Oversight?","query":"How will Macau's gaming regulator ensure the integrity and non-discriminatory application of RFID technology for foreign patron identification and tax rebate eligibility?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-777014185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014185","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=777014185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014230,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014185\/revisions\/777014230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}