New DICJ chief aims to revamp Macau gambling laws

Macau’s gaming regulator got a new boss and one of his agendas: to revamp the city’s gambling laws.

Former Assistant Public Prosecutor-General Paulo Martins Chan was officially sworn in on Tuesday as the new director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Succeeding Manuel Joaquim das Neves, Chan will now take on the role of overseeing the city’s gambling industry, which has been challenged by Beijing’s economic slowdown and crackdown on corruption and Macau junket heist.

After the ceremony, Chan vows to review and improve the gaming-related laws in Macau using the report from gaming industry’s “mid-term review.”

“On the basis of the mid-term review of the gaming industry here, I’ll fully examine the gaming related laws and the internal guidelines for VIP gaming promoters,” Chan told the media.