Part III: Business & Regulation · Gaming Regulation & Compliance

DICJ (Direccao de Inspeccao e Coordenacao de Jogos)

Licensing & Regulatory

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, the primary gaming regulator of the Macau Special Administrative Region. The DICJ is responsible for supervising and monitoring gaming concessionaires and sub-concessionaires, licensing gaming promoters (junkets), certifying gaming equipment, ensuring AML/CFT compliance, determining breaches of gaming law, and applying penalties. The DICJ reports to and provides guidance to the Chief Executive of Macau. All casino gaming in Macau operates under the DICJ’s oversight, and the bureau has extensive powers to conduct investigations, demand information, and enforce compliance.

In practice

The DICJ name was updated to GGRAS (Gaming Inspection and Research Bureau) in some contexts, though DICJ remains the commonly used designation internationally.

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