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Casinos in Macau's Cotai Strip area should solve transportation problems and make it easier for visitors to move between accommodations to increase the appeal of the mass market.  바카라사이트 추천

This is the opinion of Davis Fong, director of the Commercial Game Lab at Macau University, Who also recently told Macau Business Daily that he supports a total ban on casino employees being around game tables when they are not at work.

Fong said the Macau Warning Transportation System under construction would be good for attracting potential public market participants to the Kotai Streep area, but this should not be the only strategy. He explained that the area can accommodate up to 30 million tourists a day, but better transportation methods will be needed to move between local attractions such as many casinos.

"We need to connect all properties together in an appropriate way so that we can help people move from one property to another," Mr Fong told the newspaper. "Now is a good time for six operators to sit down together and think about connectivity to make sure they can connect to all the casinos in the Kotai area 24/7. Connecting all the 24-hour walk-in Kotai areas with air conditioning is paramount because there are rainy days, summers and, most importantly, humidity."

Fong also said he is in favor of a bill that would ban casino workers from playing table games because up to 30 percent of casino workers think they can develop gambling addiction.

"I understand that about 30% of the actual cases in [social services] statistics came from [problem gambling] game employees," Pong told the newspaper, adding that "they are a dangerous group."

Because only Macao residents can work as casino dealers, Mr. Fong explained in more detail that those who might suffer from gambling problems could directly have a worse impact on the local economy and society.

In an interview with Macau Business Daily, Pong said, "We're talking about family members as well as game employees," adding, "It's not drugs or smoking to kill yourself while gambling."

Fong also explained that the nature of the game may make dealers' minds like gambling, stating that the ban was implemented before liberalization took place in 2001.

"You play games there for eight hours and gamble with your guests at the same time," Pong told the newspaper. "So that's the most dangerous thing to do. Our brain is actually dominated by most gambling activities, eight hours a day, and it can be a part of your brain. It is very dangerous.


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