Macau Set to Gain Access to Confidential Junket Documents

Macau wishes to keep its future junket operators under close supervision, but not everyone agrees. In fact, members of the Second Standing Senate Committee of the Macau Legislative Assembly have voiced concerns that the text of the proposed Legal Framework for Operating Games of Chance in Casinos could be a tad too overreaching and introduces some privacy concerns.

Private Matters No Longer Confidential
As such, the law seems to expect junket operators to be willing to transfer confidential documents to the government on request, something that makes participants uneasy. The draft law explains that any entity or person must comply with the DICJ and the Financial Services Bureau and hand over the requested information. This applies even in the case of confidential documents wherein the problem lies.

Failure to respond to the government’s demands could result in incarceration of up to one year for the guilty party. Chairman of the Second Standing Committee Chan Chak Mo tried to clarify that this simply meant that DICJ and the DSF would have expanded regulatory remit, but not necessarily act on it or threaten confidentiality agreements.

Source: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/macau-set-to-gain-access-to-confidential-junket-documents/