New rules for slot parlours ready by March

A new set of rules on the location of slot machine parlours is set to be ready by the end of March, the head of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Manuel Joaquim das Neves said. In a written reply dated from three weeks ago, to an enquiry from legislator Au Kam San, Mr Neves said the government would also work with the gaming industry to set a schedule for all parlours operating in residential areas to be removed. The government says there are only two slot machine parlours in residential areas: the SJM Yat Yuen Canidrome Slot Lounge in Fai Chi Kei and the Mocha Marina Plaza parlour in Rua de Pequim. The government first proposed to ban slot-machine parlours from residential districts in 2007.