Macau regulator warns operators to get ready for storm season

Macau casinos better be ready to face a few months of rough weather. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (also known as the DICJ) announced on June 10 that it had met with the operators to discuss their plans in case a bad typhoon hits, GGRAsia reports.

Based on the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau forecast, up to six typhoons are expected to come within striking distance of Macau in 2019, with the first typhoon expected to come as soon as the next weather forecast, and extending until early October.

To prepare for that, the DICJ reminded operators to keep their emergency plans up to date, particularly if they are in the coastal, low-lying areas, where floods and high winds are most likely to do the most damage.

This is a fairly low information, routine kind of reminder by the DICJ, but it’s a necessary one. If operations don’t stay on their toes, the amount of physical and economic damage a typhoon could cause would be truly regrettable.