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Thursday, June 2, 2011

More than 200 casino-related crimes in Q1

More than 200 casino-related crimes in Q1

In the first quarter of 2011, Macau authorities reported a total of 217 casino-related crimes, the secretary for security, Cheong Kuoc VĂ¡ announced yesterday.

Of those, 186 took place inside casinos.

Loan sharking was the most common crime detected (35 cases), followed by pick-pocketing (29).

Although he didn’t provide detailed figures, Mr Cheong admitted that casino-related crimes have increased.

“Gaming revenues have been very strong over the past five months, meaning that a lot of people have come to Macau to gamble. The crime derived from surrounding the casinos certainly increased proportionally,” he said
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