{"id":777041793,"date":"2026-05-06T07:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777041793"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:07:28","slug":"macau-gambling-regulator-reappoints-ng-wai-han-as-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-gambling-regulator-reappoints-ng-wai-han-as-director","title":{"rendered":"Macau gambling regulator reappoints Ng Wai Han as director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ng Wai Han will serve in the position for another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)<\/strong> has today (May 6) announced the reappointment of Ng Wai Han <\/strong>as its director. According to an executive order published in the Official Gazette, she will serve in the position for another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance confirmed the appointment, citing Ng\u2019s \u201ccivic integrity, experience, and professional competence required for the exercise of her duties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ng assumed the role of DICJ director<\/a> for a one-year term on May 7, 2025, replacing Adriano Marques Ho<\/strong>, who had been appointed in late 2024. She previously worked as director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP). Before that, she was deputy director at the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has recently reported that Macau\u2019s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was MOP19.9bn (US$2.4bn) in April<\/a>, up 5.5 per cent in year-on-year terms but 12 per cent lower than March (MOP22.6bn)<\/a>. Cumulatively, Macau\u2019s GGR for the four months of 2026 was MOP85.78bn (US$10.63bn), up 12.1 per cent year-on-year but 14 per cent below pre-pandemic levels (US$12.4bn).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> South Korean police launch new enforcement campaign against unlicensed gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ng Wai Han will serve in the position for another year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":13222,"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 Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has reappointed Ng Wai Han as its director for another year, effective from May 6. This announcement coincides with the DICJ reporting Macau's April gross gaming revenue (GGR) at MOP19.9bn, a 5.5% year-on-year increase but a 12% decline from March. Cumulative GGR for the first four months of 2026 reached MOP85.78bn, up 12.1% year-on-year.","focusai_entities":"Ng Wai Han, Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Adriano Marques Ho, Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL)","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"DICJ Leadership Impact?","query":"What are the strategic implications of Ng Wai Han's reappointment for Macau's gaming concessionaires, particularly regarding upcoming regulatory reviews or policy shifts under her continued leadership?"},{"label":"Macau GGR Outlook?","query":"How do the reported GGR figures for April and the cumulative year-to-date performance align with the DICJ's projections for Macau's gaming sector recovery and diversification efforts, considering the month-on-month decline?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,156],"tags":[20582,23908,257],"class_list":["post-777041793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-dicj","tag-gaming-regulation","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041793","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=777041793"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041800,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041793\/revisions\/777041800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777041793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777041793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777041793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}