{"id":777038311,"date":"2026-02-23T08:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038311"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:10:13","slug":"macau-government-allows-three-concessionaires-to-offer-currency-exchange-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-government-allows-three-concessionaires-to-offer-currency-exchange-services","title":{"rendered":"Macau government renews casino operators&#8217; currency exchange authorisations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three casino operators have been re-authorised to conduct foreign exchange services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- The Special Administrative Region (SAR) government has re-authorised three gaming concessionaires to provide on-site currency exchange services at their casino properties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under an order issued by Macau\u2019s chief executive and published in the Official Gazette, the re-authorisations for Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment and SJM Holdings, will take effect from tomorrow (February 24, 2026), allowing the three concessionaires to operate currency exchange businesses within their gaming venues \u201cat their own risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Galaxy Entertainment Group, authorised sites include StarWorld Casino, Galaxy Macau Casino and Broadway Casino; for Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment, approved venues span Studio City Casino, City of Dreams Casino, Altira Macau Casino and multiple Mocha Club outlets; and for SJM Holdings, permitted locations include Lisboa Casino, Grand Lisboa Casino, Grand Lisboa Palace Casino, Oceanus Casino and Casino L\u2019Arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest approvals amend earlier authorisations granted in 2024 in accordance with Decree-Law No. 39\/97\/M. <\/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\/2025\/11\/manufacturers-stock-prices-plunged-in-october-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\/sjm-completes-us540m-bond-issuance-and-confirms-hong-kong-listing'>SJM completes US$540m bond issuance and confirms Hong Kong listing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three casino operators have been re-authorised to conduct foreign exchange services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777029785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's SAR government has re-authorised Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, and SJM Holdings to provide on-site currency exchange services at their casino properties. Effective February 24, 2026, these concessionaires will operate these services \"at their own risk,\" amending previous 2024 authorisations under Decree-Law No. 39\/97\/M. This regulatory update impacts operational efficiency and compliance frameworks for the named B2C operators.","focusai_entities":"Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, SJM Holdings, Macau SAR government","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Risk Mitigation Strategies","query":"What specific risk mitigation and governance frameworks are the re-authorised concessionaires implementing to manage the \"at their own risk\" clause for on-site foreign exchange services?"},{"label":"Impact on Gaming Verticals","query":"How might the re-authorization of currency exchange services influence the operational efficiency and customer experience for premium mass and VIP gaming verticals within these Macau integrated resorts?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,156],"tags":[29,24619,225,257],"class_list":["post-777038311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-legislation","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038311","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=777038311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038321,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038311\/revisions\/777038321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777029785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}