Sands China President, Wilfred Wong, noted in a recent group conference call that there is a certain “ambiguity” in recent criminal amendments enacted by Chinese central authorities targeting the organizing or soliciting of Chinese citizens to gamble overseas.
China’s National People’s Congress passed an amendment to its criminal law that will, from 1 March 2021, create a new crime against cross-border casinos found to be organizing or soliciting Chinese citizens to gamble and increase penalties for those found guilty of serious breaches.
The amendment specifically targets anyone who ‘organizes mainland Chinese citizens to gamble outside the country (borders)’
“They specifically say outside of the country, which, as you all…