Macau’s Wong Sio Chak Trusts the Gambling Reforms

Wong Sio Chak, Macau’s secretary for security believes the ongoing gambling law reforms will not pressure employment in the sector.

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The secretary addressed the market’s state in the “Assessment Report on the Impact of the Current Situation of the Gaming Industry in Macau on the Public Security Situation in Macau.”The report covers the first three months of the year and reveals how the local sector dealt with crime.

As it turns out, crime rates were significantly lower year-on-year. According to the report, only 52 gaming-related crimes were recorded in the first quarter of the year. Crimes range from minor thefts and fraud to kidnappings and robbery. For comparison, there were 89 crimes in Q1 of 2021, followed by 113, 77 and 63 in Q2, Q3 and Q4 respectively.

Moreover, there is no data that unemployment in the sector is leading to crime, Sio Chak added. Macau’s recent crackdown on junkets left hundreds without a job but luckily, they don’t seem to be turning to crime.

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