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Three Macau operators suspend China customer service ops.

Three Macau operators have suspended customer services operations in Mainland China for fear of falling foul of a new law that makes it a criminal offence to lure Chinese to gamble outside of the country. There is some ambiguity as to whether Macau would be considered as outside of China's borders. 

AGBrief Editorial AGBrief EditorialMarch 17, 2021 · 1 min read
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Three Macau operators have suspended customer services operations in Mainland China for fear of falling foul of a new law that makes it a criminal offence to lure Chinese to gamble outside of the country. There is some ambiguity as to whether Macau would be considered as outside of China’s borders.

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