Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN JUL 2020 30 Macau’s DICJ banned proxy betting in 2016. マカオのDICJは2016年にプロキシー・ベッティングを禁止した Proxy betting supporters employ tortured logic to distinguish it from online gaming and address compliance issues. プロキシー・ベッティング支持派は、屁理 屈を用いて、プロキシー・ベッティングを オンラインゲーミングと区別し、コンプラ イアンス問題に対処している。 the hard-hit local gaming industry, but “due to the risks of gambling through the internet or telephone” consideration proceeds with caution. “Proxy betting was banned officially in 2016 and the main reason was due to the AML [anti-money laundering] concerns, in particular the identity of the gambler and their origin of funds,” MdME Lawyers Senior Associate Carlos Eduardo Coelho says. “I do not anticipate a comeback of proxy betting.” PRETZEL LOGIC Proxy betting supporters employ tortured logic to distinguish it from online gaming and to address compliance issues. They describe proxy bets as being placed legally in a casino, ignoring the actual customer off-premises to avoid acknowledging a remote gaming transaction. Supporters then contend the junket promoter’s relationship with the remote COVER STORY