Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that Japan’s future casino operations were potentially a threat to the local gaming industry.
Leong made the remarks when speaking to reporters after a closed-door meeting of the government’s Convention and Exhibition Industry’s’ Development Committee at the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).
Lifting a long-standing ban on casino operations to boost the country’s economy, the upper house of Japan’s bicameral parliament approved the government-initiated Integrated Resorts Promotion bill early yesterday morning. Casino operations will commence in 2022 at the earliest, according to Japanese officials.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting of the government’s Convention and Exhibition Industry’s Development Committee at the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) yesterday. Photo: MPDG
