According to reliable sources, these employees represent more casino employees at Wynn Resorts who want stricter controls on smoking inside gambling houses.
The group explained that two casinos of the operator in Macau have been banned from smoking. According to casino workers, there have been several complaints about Win Macau's allowing smoking in casinos. Rep. Ella Leigh and Leung Sun-Ook also supported casino employees' claims, explaining that this is not the first time they have complained about violating the smoking ban.
In an interview, Ella Leigh noted that about 100 Wynn employees visited the Macau Trade Union (FAOM) in October last year to raise the same issue. Choi Kampu, director of the Macau Game Firm Employees' Association, told reporters that casino operators allow VIP customers to smoke inside mass gambling houses to keep players in deep pockets. Choi is allowing customers to smoke in the Yien area, casino workers who complained added.
Choi explained that casino operators are responsible for enforcing the smoking ban and that all incidents of casino customers smoking in the casino area should be reported to cigarette authorities, which will then check the casino's CCTV surveillance and eventually prosecute the perpetrators.
Macao's Gambling Industry Shrinks
Macau has become China's gambling mecca, especially for high-rolls who are willing to risk thousands of dollars per turn. It is no secret that Macau's gambling industry is highly dependent on high-rolls. Over the past few years, Macau's gambling industry has begun to stagnate, and China's gambling industry has seen its profits plummet. In addition, many VIP customers have turned to other gambling destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Industry experts explained that there were two main factors that hit the profitability of Macau's gambling industry, the first being related to Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-money laundering campaign that scared many gamblers.