This provided a significant incentive for Macau to keep a relaxed and free gambling market, as it would attract tourism from China, with players who wanted to satisfy their betting inclinations able to legally do so whilst visiting. Post-war in 1949, neighbouring China outlawed gambling. Macau Becomes the Gambling Capital of the World However, being as hospitable as possible to citizens of Macau and elsewhere by providing the translation of their website into Chinese is a clear sign the firms want to attract Macanese bettors. The terms and conditions of these bookmakers typically state something along the lines that, ‘it is the player’s responsibility to ensure that they are acting within the laws of the country from which they are registering’ – thus absolving the bookmaker from any blame. Some bookmakers based outside of Asia, who are happy to accept customers from Macau, include: Major operators that give citizens of Macau access to thousands of different markets include: All the sites listed below can be viewed in Chinese, and the most common currency used is US dollars, as the domestic money used in Macau is not recognised by most businesses worldwide. Asian and International Sports Betting SitesĪsian bookmakers are obviously extremely popular with customers from Macau because of their reputation and wealth of Chinese-speaking support agents.
