Macau authorities received a total of 142 requests for exclusion from the city’s casinos in the three months to June 30, an increase of 23 requests over the same period last year.
This is according to the latest figures from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. The substantial rise follows similar activity in the first quarter of 2019 when 149 exclusion requests were received, taking the total for the first half of the year to 291, compared with 233 requests 12 months ago, an increase of 24.9 per cent.
Under Macau law, an exclusion order can be applied for a maximum of two years before requiring renewal, with fines of up to MOP$10,000 for prohibited persons found violating an order or up to MOP$500,000 for operators.
