Leong also reported that in early September, two mainland Chinese visitors staying at a Cotai resort during a business trip were allegedly followed to their hotel rooms and robbed. He added that such incidents could potentially have a “severe impact on Macau’s tourism image”.
Such crimes often involved what Leong characterised “outsiders” rather than local people. In light of this, he suggests the government should create an enforceable system – possibly utilising facial recognition technology – to restrict any blacklisted tourists from visiting Macau or attending casinos.
Such technology could also be used for enforcement of a bill put forward in July which would ban Macau-based gaming workers from entering casino floors outside of work hours.
Face recognition technology is already in use in some Macau casino resorts. In early 2015, Melco Crown Entertainment announced the installation of the technology at its properties.
Source: GMB / Casino Review
