{"id":777036212,"date":"2025-12-17T09:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036212"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:53:26","slug":"macau-extends-chinese-lottery-concession-with-new-local-hiring-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-extends-chinese-lottery-concession-with-new-local-hiring-requirement","title":{"rendered":"Macau extends Chinese lottery concession with new local hiring requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Macau government has renewed Wing Hing Lottery\u2019s Chinese lottery concession until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The Macau government has granted a one-year extension to Wing Hing Lottery Company Limited\u2019s concession to operate the Chinese lottery. That extends the concession to December 31 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the revised agreement, Wing Hing will pay a premium of MOP500,000 (US$62,300). The renewed contract also introduces a new clause requiring the operator to prioritise the hiring of local employees. Wing Hing is expected to cooperate with the government on recruitment and employment initiatives, including providing on-the-job training and aligning its practices with Macau\u2019s labour policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wing Hing was first awarded the Chinese lottery concession in 1990. It received authorisation in 2004 to offer betting services via telephone and online platforms. Since 2010, the concession has been renewed on an annual basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wing Hing recorded earnings of MOP301.1m (US$37,5m) in 2024, down just 0.3 per cent year-on-year. Figures from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) show gross gaming revenue of MOP10m (US$1,2m) in the first three quarters of 2025, almost flat compared to the same period in 2024. Betting volume fell by 9.3 per cent year-on-year to MOP39m (US$4,9m).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau government to review investments by city\u2019s casino operators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Macau government has renewed Wing Hing Lottery\u2019s Chinese lottery concession until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":7507,"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 has extended Wing Hing Lottery Company Limited's Chinese lottery concession until December 31, 2026, requiring a MOP500,000 premium and a new clause prioritising local employee hiring. This renewal, consistent with annual extensions since 2010, comes as Wing Hing reported MOP301.1m in earnings for 2024 and MOP10m GGR for Q1-Q3 2025, with betting volume declining.","focusai_entities":"Wing Hing Lottery Company Limited, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact of Local Hiring?","query":"What are the specific implications of the new local hiring clause for Wing Hing Lottery's operational costs and human capital strategy, and could this precedent extend to other Macau gaming concessions?"},{"label":"Future Concession Strategy?","query":"Given the annual renewal trend since 2010, what is the Macau government's long-term strategy for lottery concessions, and does this one-year extension signal a broader policy shift or a transitional phase?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[3573,257,25060],"class_list":["post-777036212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-lottery","tag-macau","tag-wing-hing-lottery-company"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036212","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777036212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777036221,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036212\/revisions\/777036221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777036212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777036212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777036212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}