The gaming concession system in Macao: reform or retain?
Asian Education and Development Studies
ISSN: 2046-3162
Article publication date: 20 February 2024
Issue publication date: 25 April 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the problems of the concession system that Macao has long-term adopted to regulate its gaming industry and discuss alternatives.
Design/methodology/approach
Theoretical reflection was used to provide qualitatively different insights about governmental supervision of the gaming industry.
Findings
Two options for reform are proposed: (1) replace the concession system with a licensing system that does not restrict the number of concessionaires or the period of concession or (2) adopt a modified form of the concession system that changes the number of concessionaires, period of concessions and methods for selecting concessionaires.
Practical implications
This study’s results have implications for the Macao government and other gaming jurisdictions in Asia.
Originality/value
This study provides a comprehensive examination of the concession system for governmental supervision of the gaming industry.
Keywords
Citation
Wang, C. and Yan, L. (2024), "The gaming concession system in Macao: reform or retain?", Asian Education and Development Studies, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 168-178. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-09-2023-0122
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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