{"id":777027829,"date":"2025-06-16T09:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777027829"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:52:43","slug":"macau-government-to-launch-support-measures-for-satellite-casinos-workers-near-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-government-to-launch-support-measures-for-satellite-casinos-workers-near-closing","title":{"rendered":"Macau pledges to ensure continued employment for satellite casinos workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chief executive Sam Hou Fai has said the government will ensure gaming operators reassign the 5,600 local employees effected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Chief executive Sam Hou Fai has announced that the Macau government will ensure gaming concessionaires allocate positions for local workers<\/a> that will be impacted by the closure satellite casinos<\/a> by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Hou Fai said that of the 5,600 local employees affected, 4,800 are directly employed by gaming concessionaires and will retain employment as overseen by the government. The remaining 800 hired by satellite-casino operators, would be reassigned within parent companies under the terms of the Labour Relations Law<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cThe government will strictly enforce legal obligations of relevant gaming concessionaires through the Labour Affairs Bureau, and support business-environment improvements in affected areas, via the Economic and Technological Development Bureau.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least nine of the city\u2019s 11 satellite casinos are expected to cease operations by December 31. The casinos are: SJM\u2019s Casino Grandview, Casino Legend Palace, Casino Fortuna, Casino Landmark, Casino Ponte 16, Casino Le Royal Arc, Casino Emperor Palace, Casino Kam Pek Paradise and Casino Casa Real; Melco\u2019s Casino Grand Dragon and Galaxy\u2019s Casino Waldo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hou Fai stressed that the stability of employment for residents remains a top priority for the government. He said the closures would have a \u201climited impact on local gross domestic product\u201d and that the move was intended to ensure the lawful and healthy development of the gaming industry.
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Study suggests closure of Macau satellite casinos will negatively impact property values<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chief executive Sam Hou Fai has said the government will ensure gaming operators reassign the 5,600 local employees effected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777027834,"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 Macau government, led by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, has mandated gaming concessionaires to reassign 5,600 local employees affected by the impending closure of satellite casinos by year-end. This initiative ensures employment stability for 4,800 direct concessionaire employees and 800 satellite casino staff, with strict enforcement via the Labour Affairs Bureau. The move aims to foster lawful and healthy gaming industry development while mitigating economic impact.","focusai_entities":"Sam Hou Fai, Macau government, SJM, Melco, Galaxy, Labour Affairs Bureau, Economic and Technological Development Bureau, Casino Grandview, Casino Legend Palace, Casino Fortuna, Casino Landmark, Casino Ponte 16, Casino Le Royal Arc, Casino Emperor Palace, Casino Kam Pek Paradise, Casino Casa Real, Casino Grand Dragon, Casino Waldo","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.92), operator_casino (0.97), investor_analyst (0.93), journalist_researcher (0.96)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Concessionaire Financial Impact?","query":"What are the projected financial implications and operational cost adjustments for the primary gaming concessionaires absorbing 4,800 additional employees under these government directives?"},{"label":"Future Regulatory Precedent?","query":"What precedent does this direct government intervention in labor reassignment set for future regulatory actions concerning workforce management and operational changes within Macau's gaming industry?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338,24628,158],"tags":[23908,24790,257],"class_list":["post-777027829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-slider-home","tag-gaming-regulation","tag-labour-relations-law","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027829","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777027829"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777027842,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027829\/revisions\/777027842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777027829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777027829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777027829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}