Guidelines The legal gambling age 21 for everyone who wants to gamble Macau. Your passport or a Hong Kong identity card are the only forms of ID that security will accept. Cameras, laptops, and luggage aren't generally allowed into casinos and need to be checked at the cloakroom. There is a minimum age requirement of 18 for visitors and 21 for locals in all casinos. Cameras are forbidden in gambling casinos. The gambling casinos in Macau accept only Hong Kong dollars and Macau patacas and guests can exchange money either at casino counters or the nearby banks. Macau has 41 casinos (as of 2019), of which the biggest is The Venetian Macao. Twenty-four casinos are located on the Macau Peninsula and 17 on Taipa Island or the Cotai Strip. They all operate under a government franchise and under a common set of rules. Although gambling is illegal in mainland China, Macau is a gambling haven. 50% of Macau's revenue is made up from gambling alone. In 2018 the city made almost $38 billion.
MACAO - A newly-promulgated law, which raises the minimum age to enter and work in a casino from 18 to 21 years, came into effect on Thursday in Macao Special Administrative Region.
According to the law, anyone under the age of 21 found in a casino would be fined between 1,000 and 10,000 patacas ($125 and $1, 253) for breaking the law, while the respective casino company would be fined between 10,000 and 500,000 patacas ( $1,253 and $62,650) for not complying with its supervisory duties.
However, existing casino employees under the age of 21 will not be affected by the ban.
Macau Casino Age Restriction
The new rules were passed by the Legislative Assembly of Macao in August and scheduled to take effect on November 1. The government said that the goal of the law was to ensure that local youths would not be influenced by the adverse effects of gambling until they are 'mentally mature'.
According to the law, anyone under the age of 21 found in a casino would be fined between 1,000 and 10,000 patacas ($125 and $1, 253) for breaking the law, while the respective casino company would be fined between 10,000 and 500,000 patacas ( $1,253 and $62,650) for not complying with its supervisory duties.
However, existing casino employees under the age of 21 will not be affected by the ban.
Macau Casino Age Restriction
The new rules were passed by the Legislative Assembly of Macao in August and scheduled to take effect on November 1. The government said that the goal of the law was to ensure that local youths would not be influenced by the adverse effects of gambling until they are 'mentally mature'.
Macau Gambling Age Limit
Macao is a city famous for tourism and gaming industry. The local gaming industry's gross revenue reached 251.01 billion patacas ($31.45 billion) from January to October 2012, increased by 13.5 percent year-on-year.
