Macau leader to raise minimum gambling age to 21

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Macau's chief executive said on Wednesday that he plans to raise the minimum age at which a person can gamble to 21 years from the current 18.

The Standard said Edmund Ho Hau-wah revealed the plan to lawmakers, who were surprised because the Macau leader did not mention it in his policy address on Tuesday.

Ho did not say when he will start working on a law imposing the higher age requirement for gamblers.

The revelation drew mixed reactions. Leong On-kei, wife of casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung- sun, said the proposed policy will reduce the number of casino players, though it will improve Macau's image in the international community.

Hong Kong's director of the industrial rehabilitation center for problem gamblers. Society for Truth and Light general secretary Choi Chi-sum also welcomed the move. Poon Yan-chi said Ho's plan is a good thing. Yogonet.com

Über Glücksspiele in Macau - Gambling in Macao:

Macau (englisch Macao) liegt rund 50 Kilometer westlich von Hongkong und ist das Glücksspiel-Paradies in Asien.

Macau hat rund 40 Spielcasinos. Die grössten Casinos sind The Venetian Macao, MGM Macao, Wynn Macao, Galaxy StarWorld, City of Dreams, Sands Macao, Casino Lisboa.

Neben den riesigen und farbenfrohen Casinobuildings ist eines der Wahrzeichen der Macau Tower (Fernsehturm mit 338 Meter) mit atemberaubenden Ausblicken auf die Stadt.

Macau erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von 115.3 km2 und hat rund 620'000 Einwohner.

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