Macau gambling tycoon offers cash to rope in Hong Kong punters
Macau gambling mogul Stanley Ho is attempting to lure Hong Kong gamblers to his online casino with the promise of cash giveaways, ahead of new legislation that will make online betting illegal, a report said. Ho's Caribbean-based website DrHo.com, which offers "two casinos for your playing pleasure" has sent emails to users of PCCW's Netvigator Internet service offering new punters 50 US dollars (390 Hong Kong dollars) to kick off their account. A loophole in the government's Gambling Ordinance, first formulated in the 70s when there was no cross-border gambling or Internet, means the giveaway is not illegal. 5g88 However, the law is expected to be amended within months to make it illegal to make online bets from Hong Kong or even for gambling websites to be promoted in the territory, the South China Morning Post reported. The promotion comes as the Macau government contemplates bids to secure licenses to operate casinos when Ho's 40-year m...