{"id":777028570,"date":"2025-07-02T09:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T12:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777028570"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:20:59","slug":"macau-polytechnic-university-releases-global-gaming-tourism-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-polytechnic-university-releases-global-gaming-tourism-research","title":{"rendered":"Macau Polytechnic University releases latest edition of Global Gaming &amp; Tourism Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The report includes several academic studies in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- The Macau Polytechnic University (MPU) has published the 11th issue of its twice yearly Global Gaming &amp; Tourism Research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the field of gaming research, professor Zeng Zhonglu from the Asia Pacific Gaming Association for Gaming Studies and Professor Yuan Zheng from Sun Yat-sen University have co-authored Gambling Participation Among the Elderly: Current Status, Trends and Policies. Their study explores the trends, motivations, and impacts of elderly gambling participation amid global population aging.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Li Bingqin from the University of New South Wales in Australia authored Challenges and Future of Responsible Gambling Policy in Australia: Regulation, Enforcement, and Protection of High-Risk Groups, analysing responsible gambling policies in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chairman of the Macau Regional Economic Research Association, Dr. Yu Wai Hang, and Wei Binyu authored Research on the Impact of Macau\u2019s Gaming Industry on the Regional Economy and the Exploration of its Sustainable Development Path, analysing data from 2012 to 2022. They find a positive relationship between gaming revenue and sustainable development, particularly in the years before the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To assess sustainability, the researchers used an index incorporating metrics such as gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, labour force participation, foreign direct investment (FDI), air quality, recycling rates, noise complaints, higher education enrolment, hospital bed usage and population growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study recommends that the government establish green operational guidelines for gaming operators, including carbon reduction targets. The authors also urge gaming operators to invest more in training for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/05\/Macau-occupancy-rate-reached-83.2-during-Labour-Day-break-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-labour-market-holds-steady'>Macau labour market holds steady<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The report includes several academic studies in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":16790,"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 Polytechnic University has released the 11th issue of its Global Gaming & Tourism Research, featuring studies on diverse industry topics. Key research includes analyses of elderly gambling participation, responsible gambling policy challenges in Australia, and the Macau gaming industry's impact on regional economic sustainability. The Macau study recommends green operational guidelines and enhanced employee training for gaming operators.","focusai_entities":"Macau Polytechnic University, Zeng Zhonglu, Asia Pacific Gaming Association for Gaming Studies, Yuan Zheng, Sun Yat-sen University, Li Bingqin, University of New South Wales, Yu Wai Hang, Macau Regional Economic Research Association, Wei Binyu","focusai_location":"Macau, Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau Gaming Sustainability","query":"What specific metrics within the sustainability index for Macau's gaming industry demonstrated the most significant positive correlation with gaming revenue pre-pandemic, and how have these shifted post-2022?"},{"label":"Responsible Gambling Policy","query":"How do the identified challenges in Australian responsible gambling policy enforcement compare with other mature iGaming markets, and what specific regulatory innovations are being considered to protect high-risk groups more effectively?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23908,257],"class_list":["post-777028570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-gaming-regulation","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028570","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=777028570"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777028586,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028570\/revisions\/777028586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777028570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777028570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777028570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}