Inside Asian Gaming

2020 年 9月 IAG JAPAN 21 巻頭特集 Andrew W Scott: Casino gambling is illegal in mainland China but is the primary economic driver of Macau. This creates somewhat of a contradiction given that Macau is part of China. How does this apparent conflict play out in practice? Alvin Chau: The central government has stated it is committed to cracking down on online gambling, fraud and illegal financing with the purpose of preventing the illicit outflow of capital and I agree that the Macau SAR government and the gaming industry should fully cooperate. Since the handover of sovereignty back to China in 1999, Macau is the only place for legal gambling on Chinese soil under “One Country, Two Systems.” In the past 20 years there have been many gray areas in legal gambling due to differences in the rules and laws on both sides and the ambiguity which arises as a result. Based on the current system, I think regulation is needed to supervise Chinese gamblers in terms of their capital quality, as well as the capital sources of casinos and VIP rooms, while collecting data on gambling funds in Macau. This regulatory system can avoid authorized people or entities running casinos or VIP rooms in Macau falling into a gray area in relation to laws in mainland China. アンドリュー・W・スコット(AWS)：カジノギャンブルは中国本土で は違法ですが、マカオ経済の最も重要な推進力です。マカオが中 国の一部であることを考えると、これがちょっとした矛盾を作り出 します。この明らかな矛盾は実際問題としてどう展開するのでしょ うか？ アルヴィン・チャウ： 中央政府は、資金の違法流出を防ぐ目的で、オ ンラインギャンブル、詐欺そして不正融資を全力で取り締まると宣 言しており、私はマカオ特別行政区政府とゲーミング業界は全面 的に協力すべきだということに同意します。