Part III: Business & Regulation · Gaming Regulation & Compliance

Personal Data Protection Act (RG context)

Responsible GamingVERIFIED

Macau's Law 8/2005, which governs all responsible-gaming personal data: exclusion lists, biometric matches, and interaction and referral records. Art. 16-C of Law 10/2012 is the basis for interconnecting interdiction data with public entities and concessionaires under it.

Sources

Lei n.º 8/2005 - Lei da Protecção de Dados Pessoais (Macau Legislative Assembly PDF)Statute
Macau Lei n.º 17/2018, Art. 16.º-C added to Lei 10/2012 (DICJ)Statute

Last verified 2026-08-14

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