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The grant was awarded to five NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Sands China has donated MOP1m (US$124.770) to five nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to support responsible gaming promotions and their organisations’ development. The casino operator says it has also contributed MOP8.9m (US$1.1m) to support the Macau government’s responsible gaming policies and initiatives since 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy Kobel<\/strong>, senior vice president of casino operations for Sands China, was joined by Michael Lee<\/strong>, vice president of concession administration and casino compliance, to present the ceremonial cheque to five beneficiaries: the Youth Volunteers Association of Macao, Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Service Coordination Office, Young Men\u2019s Christian Association of Macau, Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home and Bosco Youth Service Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kobel said: “Sands China has always been committed to corporate social responsibility. The company has supported the responsible gaming promotions of various local social NGOs with these donations for 20 consecutive years. In the last year alone, the company has organised over 150 events, continuing to enhance team members and the public\u2019s understanding of responsible gaming. We sincerely thank the Macao SAR Government for its guidance over the years and local organisations for their long-term collaboration with us. We hope that all can continue to maintain close communication and cooperation, continuously optimise responsible gambling education and publicity, and explore new and interesting ways of promotion \u2013 in order to jointly support the sustainable and healthy development of the community and build a harmonious and stable Macao society.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Andy Kobel (third from left), Sands China\u2019s senior vice president of casino operations, and Michael Lee (first on right), Sands China\u2019s vice president of concession administration and casino compliance, present a ceremonial donation cheque for MOP 1 million to representatives of five NGOs: the Youth Volunteers Association of Macao, Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Service Coordination Office, Young Men\u2019s Christian Association of Macau, Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home and Bosco Youth Service Network.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> S&P Global predicts rise in Macau GGR<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The grant was awarded to five NGOs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777011925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Sands China has donated MOP1m (US$124,770) to five non-governmental organizations in Macau to bolster responsible gaming promotions and support their organizational development. This contribution is part of Sands China's long-standing commitment, having supported the Macau government's responsible gaming policies with MOP8.9m since 2006 and organizing over 150 related events in the past year alone. The initiative underscores the operator's dedication to corporate social responsibility and sustainable community development.","focusai_entities":"Sands China, Youth Volunteers Association of Macao, Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Service Coordination Office, Young Men\u2019s Christian Association of Macau, Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home, Bosco Youth Service Network, Andy Kobel, Michael Lee, S&P Global","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Macau GGR?","query":"How do Sands China's sustained responsible gaming investments align with broader Macau SAR Government objectives for gaming sector diversification and GGR stability?"},{"label":"ESG Reporting Implications?","query":"What are the specific ESG reporting implications for Sands China following this significant and long-term commitment to responsible gaming initiatives in Macau?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,23876],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-777024888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-social-news","tag-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024888","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=777024888"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777024895,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024888\/revisions\/777024895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777011925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777024888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777024888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777024888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}