The world's three largest legal casinos------Macau Casino Guide

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The world's three largest legal casinos------Macau Casino Guide

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Gaming industry in Macau. Administered by the Portuguese authorities. Macau is known as a gambling city and a gambling port, and together with Monte Carlo and Las Vegas, it is known as the three major gambling cities in the world. Macau's gambling industry has a history of more than 140 years. Gambling was legalized in 1847. Gambling industry franchise, set up by the government. Since July 10, 1896, Portugal has banned gambling. Although its gaming industry has been on the edge of the law for a long time, franchise casinos appeared in 1937. In February 1961, the Portuguese Overseas Province issued a decree allowing Macau to use gaming as a "special entertainment", emphasizing that the gaming industry has a great role in promoting economic development, thus officially legalizing the long-standing Macau gaming industry. After the 1970s, although Macau has changed from the gaming industry to maintain its economy, the gaming industry still has significant development and has a significant impact on Macau's economy. 30% of the fiscal revenue and 50% of the tax revenue of the Macau government come from the gaming industry, which provides important conditions for the government to implement low-tax and tax-free policies, attract foreign investment, and develop export processing industries. More than 80% of the tourists who come to Macau come in the name of gaming. The gaming industry directly maintains the employment of nearly 10,000 people, and undertakes most of the passenger traffic of Hong Kong and Macau water transportation, as well as public works, social charity, and cultural undertakings. expenditure.

Macau's gaming industry is a diverse structure. There are three main ways: one is lucky betting; the other is betting on running dogs, jaiba and horse racing; the third is lottery tickets (including pigeon tickets). All kinds of gambling methods are also a combination of Chinese and Western, and there are many kinds. Gambling of fortune has a long history, with a history of more than 100 years. It is the most popular form of gambling, accounting for more than 90% of the total revenue of the gambling industry. In the past, gambling of luck was also known as gambling entertainment. After 1961, it was franchised by Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd. In more than 20 years, it has signed and revised franchise contracts with the government 5 times. In September 1986, the Macau Legislative Council passed a new gaming law, which conditionally allows the listing of the shares of the franchise company of the lottery, and at the same time increases the franchise company's obligations to Macau. The franchise company has opened 6 casinos and 6 hotels. The Lisboa Hotel, which was completed in 1970, is the most eye-catching casino. There are nearly 20 types of lucky games operated by Lisboa Casino. The types of running dogs, jaiba, and horse racing in the gaming industry are often at a loss. In October 1987, the Macau government and the Jockey Club signed an 8-year franchise contract. The Jockey Company invested 200 million yuan to reclaim the land and build a new track to prepare for the horse race, while the jockey was closed. .

Macau is known as one of the three major casino cities in the world, and the gaming industry has been designated by the SAR government as the leading industry of Macau's economy. Therefore, if you want to know about Macau, you must understand Macau's gaming industry. And to understand the secrets of Macau's gambling industry, it is not a day's work. Whether it is viewed as a huge industry or as a special phenomenon of society, it can be said that it is still an unsolved mystery so far.

There are 23 casinos in Macau with more than 1,800 gaming tables and more than 30,000 employees. According to the latest statistics released by the financial and taxation department of the SAR government, the Macau SAR's gaming tax revenue in the first quarter of 2008 exceeded 5 billion yuan, an increase of more than 30% compared with 3.336 billion yuan in the same period of the previous year. Gaming tax accounted for nearly 80% of the government's 3.91 billion "recurring revenue" in the first quarter.

I have to admit that Macau’s gaming industry has already penetrated into all aspects of Macau’s society, economy, politics, etc. Therefore, these major casinos that run continuously, regardless of wind or rain, holidays or holidays, have become a Find out the best entry point to Macau.

Lisboa Casino: 40 people are needed to count money full-time

As the first operating company after the opening of Macau's gambling rights, "SJM" successfully took over and continued the gaming business of Macau Amusement Corporation Limited on April 1, 2002. Chief Executive Stanley Ho announced on March 31 this year, "SJM" in 2003 made a net profit of 3.35 billion patacas, an increase of 50% over the previous year. Stanley Ho is a legendary figure in Macau's gaming industry and "the authoritative symbol of Macau's modern situation." (from "Ho Hongshen" by Shen Baofeng), his legendary life is inseparable from the development and progress of Macau. He was born on November 25, 1921, his ancestral home is Bao'an, Guangdong, and he was born in Hong Kong. He Hongshen not only takes the lead in the gaming industry, but also the Hong Kong Shun Tak Group under his name has business in many industries such as shipping, real estate, hotel and entertainment. A veritable Macau gambling king.

The "start" that the daily operating income of the casino under "SJM" exceeded 100 million yuan happened as early as a year ago, and the casino's financial resources are staggering! There is a secret money counting room. The security measures are extremely strict. Outsiders don't know it at all. Even the vast majority of casino workers don't know the details, and they are not qualified to set foot here. It is said that there are a total of 40 employees working here, and their job responsibility is to count money. The daily operating income of 11 casinos is escorted here according to time periods, and they are counted. Most of the cash sent is in Hong Kong dollars or Australian dollars with a face value of 1,000 yuan. 40 employees work almost 16 hours a day to pack the income of the day into the warehouse. How much cash goes through their hands every day? This is the top secret of the casino, and they can't tell anyone.

Casino money is easy to come by because of the "generousness" of the gamblers. In some VIP rooms of the casino, the reporter has only seen chips with a maximum face value of 100,000 yuan. Several men with a Shanghai accent can bet several hundred thousand yuan in one bet, and a win or loss on the table can cost hundreds of thousands of yuan. But a staff member in the casino told me that if you make a big bet, you will be ignorant. The biggest chip in the casino is 2 million yuan! Some high rollers bet ten or eight at a time, and if they lose, they will be thousands of dollars. million.

Of course, this kind of gambling scene is not something ordinary people can go in and watch.

Macau Casino Raiders: Hidden VIP Room

those hidden VIP rooms

Regardless of whether it is an old casino or the newly opened Sands Casino, the most active and lively ones are those "midfield" gaming tables, but people familiar with the matter revealed that in fact, more than 80% of Macau casino's income comes from those "idle people" No entry" VIP room.

A senior official of SJM revealed that they divided the guests in the VIP hall into three grades, and set up a customer service department for this purpose. Guests of different grades will enjoy different services, and those with the highest treatment can enjoy Lisboa for free. The best suites in the hotel, the best restaurants, limousine transfers, and even the ability to get huge chips first without cash.

How does the casino know how many "VIPs" these "VIPs" have? An insider told me that the casino's informants have already formed an amazing network, and sometimes some "dignified" guests have just entered the casino, and the information of the guests has already been sent by fax. A certain department of the casino, so the casino can respond immediately, "even if the guest does not bring so much cash, the casino will give you the chips first within the limit of the guest's 'household'".

The relationship between each casino VIP room and the casino owner is similar to the relationship between the contractor and the renter, but it is not the same. Stanley Ho himself attaches great importance to each casino. He calls each hall owner one by one every night to inquire about the operation of the day. The owners of the major casinos are not ordinary people, and they have their own backgrounds, such as the Jincheng casino of the Xiang family (Xiang Huasheng), the New World casino of Wu Wei (Jishiwei), and the emperor of Wu Liqun (Qunye). Court Casino, the Lisboa Treasure Island Hall run by Ma Youli (Ma Laoba), the son of Ma Wanqi, the godfather of Macau politics, and the Lisboa Beehive Casino, owned by Feng Zhiqiang, a big real estate developer in Macau, etc.

Because the casino is a piece of fat, those who want to cross the monopoly camp of He's and share the food can only submit to the banner of "Australia Entertainment". According to a person familiar with the operation of "Australian Entertainment", "It can be said that the conditions for investing in a gambling hall are harsh. A small gambling hall needs to bet about 160 million yuan in bank bills. The layout of the hall is usually three baccarat, one 21 Points, one bet big and small, and the small hall only has three baccarat cards.”

As SJM's parent company, Macau Entertainment, owns a large number of hotels, aviation, transportation, catering and entertainment industries in Macau, according to the sales of "chips" in each VIP hall, SJM will allocate the corresponding hotel VIP rooms and air tickets to each hall for free. , ferry tickets, and service quotas such as catering and entertainment, so that each hall can better attract guests. SJM will also assist them in setting up a VIP reception in Hong Kong.

The Sands Casino, which opened in May 2004, is also stepping up its efforts to provide value-added services for "VIPs". The 51 luxury VIP rooms they will open on the upper floors will not be open to the public. "These rooms are only open to VIPs who come to the casino."

The decoration and daily expenses of SJM’s gaming halls are the responsibility of the hall owner, and the employees are recruited and trained by “Aoyu”. Given a business quota, if you digest 700 million yuan of chips every month, you can get a third of the profit.

Some insiders said that whoever owns a luxurious VIP room means that the owner will have a stable income of tens of millions every year.

World-Class Commercial Surveillance System

As soon as you step into the Macau casino, it gives people an inexplicable "nervousness". A security gate like an airport is standing in front of you. To enter the casino, you must pass through the security gate and undergo security checks. The newly-opened Sands Casino, when men enter the large bags they carry, must be stored in the bag. The next inspection procedure is exactly the same as the security inspection procedure when entering the airport terminal: take out all the metal objects on the body, together with the hand-held items. and handed over to the security personnel for inspection. However, it is stricter than the airport security check. Cameras and video equipment are not allowed to enter. Casinos are prohibited from taking pictures. This is also a requirement of Macau law.

Many tourists are wondering: Isn't it just an entertainment venue, why is there a security check? The reporter once asked several casino staff about this question, and the answer was the same: the casino is full of cash and chips, and they are all exposed in front of the public. , once a gangster comes in with a weapon to rob, it is easy to succeed, and it will also endanger the life of the gambler, so it is necessary to take precautions.

Perhaps many people do not know that casinos are by no means ordinary entertainment venues. Although they bring excitement to people, they are more likely to induce various criminal thoughts. During the shuttle, you will find that all kinds of "bait" are blatantly soliciting business everywhere. Therefore, casino safety is the first issue that casino owners must consider, and it is also the place where the government is supervised the most. The Macau Judicial Police Bureau has a casino inspection office, which is specially responsible for the security of casinos. Police officers are dispatched to patrol the casinos 24 hours a day and night. It is said that there are also plainclothes patrolling them. The casino's own prevention and monitoring device is more rigorous and detailed. It is the largest commercial monitoring system the reporter has heard and seen so far. It is said that there are more than 600 TV surveillance probes installed all over the Lisboa Casino, which capture the situation of every corner of the casino (except for the bathroom) from various angles around the clock, every second. Casino staff told me that these devices are only used to supervise casino staff and never target customers. Otherwise, who would dare to come to the casino? It makes sense, but many people are skeptical. However, the reporter saw that these monitors did play a deterrent role. Whenever "Zhuang He" (the staff) left the gaming table, he would open his hands to the "probe" and slap his clothes to show that he didn't take anything. During work, the toilet paper used to wipe my nose and face is thrown out of the counter, but it is not thrown into the wastepaper basket under my feet. People who don't know blame him for being vulgar, but they don't know that this is deliberately done to avoid suspicion. Once the casino finds out that the staff is cheating, it will undoubtedly be fired without mercy. It is said that such situations rarely occur in Macau casinos.
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