Asia Gaming eBrief: Macau prosecutor urges illegal exchange reform
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
Macau's prosecutor general has asked for a review of the law on gambling-linked illegal currency exchange, because police often only find a single transaction and cannot prove an ongoing, profit-making business. Objective standards or legal presumptions were suggested as fixes. Such cases rose 20.2 percent to 493 in the September 2025 to August 2026 reporting period, ranking eighth among crime categories by cases opened.
Why it matters
The prosecutor says current law can make illegal currency-exchange cases hard to prove, prompting a call for clearer legal standards.