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More on backpage With articles republished from Lionel Leong says construction P3 Disney - Let workers’ visas to be shortened it grow F1 25.05.2015 mon th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 Inquiry GAMING | G2E ASIA dismisses structural issues Social casino games can help The investigation conducted by the Infrastructure Development Office into the public housing complex Edificio Koi Nga, land-based operators’ branding situated in the Seac Pai Van area, found only “quality flaws” instead of possible Catarina Pinto Asia. However, it’s hard to esti- structural issues, which had mate the exact size. He told The been speculated by the general OCIAL casino games are hel- Times that global figures show public. Previously, it had been Sping land-based gaming ope- that the social games industry found that there was cardboard rators spread their brand name generates USD60 billion in reve- stuffed inside some walls in and Macau operators might con- nue each year. the social housing units, which sider going into social gaming, Some jurisdictions are now con- raised the public’s concerns said Kevin Li, CEO of Inteplay, a sidering regulating social casino of the buildings’ structural software company providing ga- Jiten Melwani (left), Kevin Li (center) and Nelson Rose games, as real money land-based reliability. However, in response ming platforms for the iGaming casino companies are acquiring to lawmaker Si Ka Lon’s industry. your brand. It’s mostly on mobile no Games Be Regulated?” social gaming businesses. written inquiry over the issue, Speaking on the sidelines of the devices now meaning that peo- He also acknowledged that casi- One of the issues discussed the authority has inspected Global Gaming Expo (G2E Asia) ple can play casinos’ games on no companies are looking into so- during Thursday’s panel session forty-four housing units and on Thursday, Mr Li stated: “I be- their own mobile phone,” Mr Li cial games as a way to help them was whether there is any age li- has identified no structural lieve some operators in Macau stated, but added, “it’s not [real] spread their brand name, thus mit for social games. Kevin Li problems after the examination. are already thinking of going into gambling. It’s about finding ano- building a larger customer base. acknowledged there’s no stan- The so-called “quality flaws,” social casinos.” ther way of entertainment.” But would casino operators in dard regarding age but recalled which chiefly involved cracks Mr Li spoke at a discussion pa- According to scholar Nelson Macau consider expanding into that in the U.S. they are now in the walls and plaster falling nel on “Strategizing Social Ga- Rose, who teaches at Whittier Law this business, since their brands trying to regulate it. off the surface, were reported to ming,” alongside Jiten Melwani, School in California and is a visi- are already quite established in Professor Nelson Rose also be due to workers’ “insufficient CEO of Bitgame Labs, looking ting professor at the University the Asian market? Mr Li told The wrote in his paper that the lack understanding” and supervisors’ “negligence” during the into how social casinos offer tra- of Macau, licensed land-based Times that he believes casino of regulation on social casino construction process. Despite ditional operators a wide range and Internet casino companies operators here would still have games makes them available to growing public suspicion, the of opportunities to promote and are investing to get into the social an advantage when investing children and even potential com- authority has obtained no further spread their brand name, casino games business. in social games as it would help pulsive gamblers. “formal complaint” so far. In including a market-entry strate- Caesars Entertainment Corp., them reach a broader audience, G2E Asia concluded last Thur- March, the government also gy in unregulated jurisdictions. for instance, has bought several perhaps expanding their client sday at the Venetian Macao. The denied the public allegation of “Everyone knows physical ca- social gaming companies over base within the mass market. three-day event gathered 9,000 a lack of official oversight in the sinos. Social casinos are about the past years, he discussed in a Kevin Li stressed that the social attendees and 180 exhibitors this project. using the Internet to also grow paper titled “Should Social Casi- casino games market “is huge” in year. EducatiON Customs authority rebuffs DSEJ intends to claim over book confiscation penalize parents of HE customs authority destroyed freedom of publi- school dropouts Tthat oversees the Gongbei cation and speech,” said the border denied the accusation political activist, adding it HE Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) intends made by the president of the has sabotaged the “affection” Tto introduce penalties into the compulsory education re- New Macau Association, Sulu between the mainland and lo- gime for parents who are considered responsible for their Sou, that the authorities have cal citizens. The 23-year-old children dropping out of school. confiscated all his copies of demanded a forfeit and clari- The bureau’s Department of Education head Ms Leong Vai politically sensitive publica- fication on the officials’ part. Kei explained on Saturday on the sidelines of a communi- tions, which were slated for The Gongbei Customs Dis- ty promotional activity that the authorities regularly track their first public presenta- trict’ official denial of the down students who have dropped out of school by posting tion today. alleged seizure came the letters and visiting homes. However, there are dozens of On Friday, the author held following day. According to cases where the bureau cannot contact the students’ guar- a press conference where he Sulu Sou TDM, the authority did not dians. claimed that up to 1,000 co- discover any confiscation Ms Leong stressed that parents are obliged to ensure their pies of his new book were for- loss of tens of thousands of alleged by the association children’s right to schooling; therefore, the bureau intends feited at the Hengqin border patacas for a local manufac- head, also one of the organi- to penalize guardians who don’t fulfill their responsibilities, at the time of last year’s mas- turer, which sent the whole zers for last year’s rally at the as a possible measure to handle the issue of school dropouts sive demonstration against a volume to mainland China four checkpoints under their when revising the law on the compulsory education system. bill granting lavish pensions for some manufacturing pro- supervision. The official also responded to the recent complaint against and compensation packages cedures due to insufficient Despite the speculated the Macao Sam Yuk Middle School, in which expelled stu- to the chief executive and ou- manpower and technology. mainland interference, the dents were encouraged to make donations and participate tgoing major officials as they “Regarding the mainland author told media he would in a charity trip to Sichuan, in return for a second chance contained “sensitive con- authority’s behaviour, we feel move forward to publish his to stay in school. Leong said a misunderstanding was cau- tent.” The confiscation has regretful and disappointed. books in electronic versions sed by the school’s administrative documents and that the purportedly resulted in the (…) The seizure itself also instead. Staff reporter school has decided to refund the involuntary donations. 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