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_2018-08-30
Only two casinos in Macau have had their smoking rooms approved to start operating in 2019, according to a report from Macau TDM. The two casinos a

_2017-03-15
Macau’s new smoking regulations could crimp VIP revenue, but overall the impact will be relatively limited, JP Morgan said in a note. The firm said

_2017-03-13
Casino operators will have until January 1st 2019 to upgrade their smoking lounges or set up new ones according to the new standards laid out by healt

_2017-02-13
More than 50 percent of gaming employees in Macau are in favor of smoking lounges, according to a survey commissioned by the city’s gaming concessio

_2016-12-03
Macau’s government is considering a proposal to keep smoking lounges inside its casinos, foregoing a full smoking ban, local media reports. The anno

_2016-09-03
A Macau casino labor union has petitioned the government to strengthen the enforcement of its smoking ban in gaming venues, local media reports. The p

_2015-06-28
Macau’s casino operators will have wasted a great deal of time and money if they are forced to abandon smoking lounges in the event of a blanket smo