The Government of Macau has no plans to change the current timeline to approve amendments to general gaming legislation, despite recent outbreaks, Treasury Secretary Ray Wynon said today (Sunday). rice field.
At a special pandemic press conference held today, Ray said authorities would continue to “track the progress of the pandemic” and consider special measures in case of deterioration, but the protected timeline has changed at this time. Not done.
As of 4 pm today (Sunday), a total of 21 confirmed Covid-19 cases were detected.
A 48-hour mass nucleic acid test (NAT) drive was initiated at 12:00 pm after at least 12 cases were first identified in an outbreak of a suspicious community labeled “the most serious ever” by authorities. ..
The final debate and voting for the Game Law Amendment Final was set to officially take place at the Legislative Assembly (AL) at 3:00 pm on June 21, but due to recent outbreaks, the schedule is now likely. There is none.
The public government sector will be closed from Monday to Tuesday (June 20 and 21), except for those that provide urgent and essential services, a chief executive officer dispatch said today.
Government of Macau has previously announced its intention to approve the amendment by June 26, the initial license expiration date for the city’s six game concessionaires.
The concession will be extended to June 23 for another six months until December 31, 2022.
Asked if the city’s casino needs to shut down, Ray replied that he would continue the previously necessary anti-pandemic measures of requiring temperature measurements for now.
The Secretary-General also presented a series of new financial support policies to residents and SMEs as the pandemic situation worsens, including tax exemptions and rebates. This is equivalent to a total of 10 billion MOP of financial assistance.
