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_2016-06-15
Joy Choi, the director of Smoke-free & Healthy Life Association of Macau, said she does not believe smoking lounges inside local casinos will prevent

_2016-05-28
Macau’s Legislative Assembly has voted in favor of smoking lounges instead of a total smoking ban in the city’s gaming venues, local media reports

_2015-11-23
If smoking lounges in Macau casinos are retained the city’s GDP may only decrease by 0.71 percent compared with a potential decline of 16 percent if

_2015-11-16
Bernstein Research estimates a decision on the smoking ban will take longer than two months indicated by recent news reports, as the government looks

_2015-11-10
Macau’s six casino operators met with the Second Standing Committee of Legislative Assembly to jointly present their views on the proposed smoking r

_2015-08-06
The Macau government has relaxed its resolute tone on a full smoking ban in casinos, after the secretary for social affairs said the government would

_2015-07-13
Casino stocks surged in Hong Kong, after local media reported that the government may soften on plans to ban smoking rooms on gaming floors. Wynn Maca

_2015-06-30
It’s come as no surprise that, after months of worry among Macau operators, smoking in casinos will likely become a thing of the past. Following a r

_2015-05-12
Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, said an amended legislation that would see a universal smoking ban in casinos should b