{"id":777034744,"date":"2025-11-18T07:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034744"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:00:54","slug":"sands-china-inaugurates-the-sands-responsible-gaming-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sands-china-inaugurates-the-sands-responsible-gaming-academy","title":{"rendered":"Sands China launches Sands Responsible Gaming Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The casino operator signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- <strong>Sands China<\/strong> and the <strong>University of Macau<\/strong> have launched the <strong>Sands Responsible Gaming Academy<\/strong> at The Londoner Macao. The initiative follows the aims to deepen industry-academia cooperation in the field of responsible gaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sands Responsible Gaming Academy is one of eight sub-academies of the <strong>Sands China Academy<\/strong>. It seeks to enhance the awareness and well-being of team members and guests, and contribute to Macau&#8217;s development of a more mature and sustainable responsible gaming environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sands signed a memorandum of understanding with the university&#8217;s <strong>Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG)<\/strong> focusing on research exchange, talent cultivation and localised implementation of responsible gaming practices. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/581345777_17870392092465947_5233976813164381118_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777034745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/581345777_17870392092465947_5233976813164381118_n.jpg 796w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/581345777_17870392092465947_5233976813164381118_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/581345777_17870392092465947_5233976813164381118_n-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The launch event included a certificate presentation ceremony for <strong>41 Sands China team members<\/strong> who completed the <strong>RG360 Macau Responsible Gaming Specialist Ambassador Course<\/strong>. The course, jointly designed by Sands China and ISCG, combines academic theory with practical application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wilfred Wong<\/strong>, executive vice chairman of Sands China, said: \u201cSands China regards Macau as its home and is firmly committed to fulfilling its corporate social responsibility. Promoting responsible gaming is therefore our mission, as we strive to foster a healthy environment and contribute to Macau\u2019s sustainable development.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Jun Yu<\/strong>, dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Macau, said that the launch of the Sands Responsible Gaming Academy marked \u201ca new stage in our industry-academia cooperation to build a more robust culture of responsible gaming\u201d.&nbsp;<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\/2025\/11\/poker-casino-900x600-300x200.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\/macaus-gaming-industry-workforce-drops-to-68900-in-third-quarter'>Macau gaming industry workforce numbers drop again in third quarter\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The casino operator signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Macau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777034746,"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 and the University of Macau have launched the Sands Responsible Gaming Academy, an initiative under the Sands China Academy, to deepen industry-academia cooperation in responsible gaming. This partnership, formalized through an MOU with the university's Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG), focuses on research exchange, talent cultivation, and localized implementation of responsible gaming practices. The academy aims to enhance awareness and contribute to Macau's sustainable responsible gaming environment, with 41 Sands China team members already completing a specialist ambassador course.","focusai_entities":"Sands China, University of Macau, Sands Responsible Gaming Academy, The Londoner Macao, Sands China Academy, Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG), Wilfred Wong, Professor Jun Yu","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Research Impact","query":"What specific research outcomes are anticipated from the ISCG partnership, and how will these inform future responsible gaming policy or operational adjustments within Sands China?"},{"label":"Operational Scaling","query":"How will the \"RG360 Macau Responsible Gaming Specialist Ambassador Course\" be scaled across Sands China's workforce, and what measurable impact is expected on operational efficiency or player protection metrics?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[257,21680,24992],"class_list":["post-777034744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau","tag-sands-china","tag-university-of-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034744","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=777034744"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777034755,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034744\/revisions\/777034755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}