78 Gaming
Changing
T
he body which oversees the
biggest gaming destination in
the world (by revenue) has been
given a makeover.
of the guard
Ten years after the Macau Gam-
ing Commission was set up, the shape
of its ruling board was transformed last
month, in a move its architects say out-
A decade after it was formed, the Macau
lines its duties more clearly by changing
and enlarging the team with the appoint-
Gaming Commission has been revamped.
ment of more top officials.
Top government officials have been added but
But the changes have meant the end
for some, with the removal of a repre-
the man many considered its ‘star performer’ – sentative of the Secretary for Social Af-
legal expert Jorge Oliveira - has been removed
fairs and Culture and Jorge Oliveira, the
Commissioner of Legal Affairs with the
by Emanuel Graça
old commission.
Surprise removal
Oliveira’s removal comes as a surprise
as he performed an active role in the
team, in charge of preparing the liberali-
sation of the gaming industry in Macau
in 2002.
He is widely considered a top expert
on gaming related legal issues and his
work was held in high regard by former
Chief Executive, Edmund Ho Hau Wah.
New additions to the commission
are the Secretary for Administration and
Justice, the Secretary for Transport and
Public Works and the head of the Chief
Executive’s office, plus one other repre-
sentative from that office.
The government has not explained
why it decided change the composition
of the commission or the rationale be-
hind it.
No consultation
The number of members of the new
commission has increased from six to
eight and the Chief Executive remains
its chairman.
The Secretary for Economy and Fi-
nance and the Director of the Gaming
Inspection and Coordination Bureau
also remain on the commission. A rep-
resentative of the Secretary for Security
also stays onboard.
The new commission will be re-
sponsible for conducting research into
the gaming industry and drafting poli-
cies, while being in charge of moni-
toring the sector, as well as proposing
guidelines for the industry. One major
change is that the new body no longer
includes a consultation committee.
In October 2007, the government
officially established a consultation
committee chaired by the Secretary for
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