One in five Macao problem gamblers on duty is a dealer

A total of 147 people are registered in Macau's Central Disabled Registration System, which was issued by the Macau Social Welfare Bureau in 2015. About 20% of the employed who seek government help are casino dealers.

"About 20% of the [group of job seekers] who said they were employed work as 'dealers/croopers,'" the report said.

The government's centralized system aims to gather statistics on problem gamblers who ask for help to understand their gambling habits and behaviors.

According to a 2015 report, half of those enrolled in the centralized system work shifts.

Nearly 90% of gaming employees in Macau work shifts, defined as people involved in gaming and junket activities, according to official data released in March.

According to a recent report, most problem gamblers said their casino game of choice was baccarat, followed by slot machines and Cisco.

According to the report, about 80 percent of gamblers causing these problems were in debt. Sixty percent of those in debt said their debt was more than MOP100,000 (US$12,513).

The head of the gaming inspection and coordination bureau, Macau's gaming supervisory authority, cited the possibility of introducing rules that prohibit game workers from entering casino floors outside of work hours.

Macau's two gaming labor groups will support the ban, adding it could help curb problematic gambling among casino employees, especially card dealers. Currently, casino operators in Macau generally prohibit employees from gambling at their workplaces, whether off duty or on duty. 파워볼사이트

Ray Iokpo, director of the Macau Game Association's local casino labor group Power, told GGRAcia last week that casino dealers are "much more vulnerable to this condition [being the gambler in question] because they are "very exposed to casino table gambling."

City officials are only allowed to gamble at casinos during China's Lunar New Year holiday.