Cheong Weng Chon<\/strong>, Macau’s secretary for administration and justice, argued during the final reading that a ban was needed to prevent young people from easily accessing lottery tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTwo arrested<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A married couple has already been arrested in northern Macau for selling tickets at their corner shop. They were found with 58 lottery tickets. The couple were said to have made MOP1,960 (US$245) in profits since they started selling Mark Six lottery tickets in February. The female suspect was allegedly caught pushing tickets to passers-by on the street and said she had acquired the tickets from a man in mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new bill also\u00a0bans the operation, promotion, and organisation of online gambling\u00a0and mutual betting irrespective of the physical location of associated systems and devices and enables searches of residences from 9pm to 7am. It also restricts detainee communication before judicial interrogation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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