Macau allows net, phone gaming

Macau is set to open its market to internet and telephone wagering firms, the South China Morning Post reported. The Macau Gaming Commission could introduce legislation to regulate "remote gaming" (online and telephone gaming) within the next two years, according to its legal adviser Carlos Lobo. With the US ban last year on its citizens wagering online, "i-gaming" companies have found a focus on new markets in Asia. The new regulation may affect Macau's relationship with China, which announced a three-month crackdown on internet gambling that aims to further "purify the cyber environment," in late February.