Sands China is offering its casino staff a chance to work in the non-gaming side of the company’s integrated resorts. But there’s one condition: the employees need to have a Macau ID.

The casino operator announced recently that the “first 1,000 team members” who will join the program will be trained to work in one of the company’s non-gaming sectors, which include food and beverage, security, business development, wardrobe, guest relations, housekeeping and facilities, GGRAsia reported.

According to the news outlet, which quoted a Sands China press release, the voluntary career development program is the first of its kind in the city state “to be implemented at such a large scale.”

Sands China joins other casino operators in offering internal transfer programs to open more opportunities for local workers, following the rules set by the government of Macau. The city state government has a policy of reserving casino jobs for workers who hold permanent IDs.