The revised law will apply to gaming table workers, those who operate betting machines, cashiers, public relations workers, food and beverage workers, cleaners, as well as those who work in the field of security and surveillance, according to local media reports.
They will only be permitted to enter the casinos on working days, the first three days of the Lunar New Year and for special occasions, such as training.
The law will be enforced by an inspector, who will be appointed by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). The checks will be random and the regulator will also depend on support from the operators, as well as third-party reporting.
According to Inside Asian Gaming, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan has said that the agency was hiring more people specifically for the task of inspecting casinos. He has also said that casino operators themselves are to assist in monitoring, and that third parties will report violations as well.
With a significant amount of time needed to prepare for such changes, the new regulations will take effect late in 2019 or early in 2020 yet.
The measure is meant to address problem gambling among casino workers in the Special Administrative Region, who are said to constitute 30% of those who ask the government for help to stop gambling.
Source: GMB
