Gamblers will keep pouring into Macau, experts say

Industry insiders are betting that the central government's new leaders will step up efforts to cut Macau's reliance on gambling for income, but that mainlanders will keep pouring in. They also doubt that the weekend release of the former Portuguese enclave's most notorious gangster will roil the outlook.

"The impact [of the latest power transition] on Macau is that I am pretty certain that Beijing will be pushing the diversification," said Su Guojing, chairman of Asian Responsible Gaming Alliance, a Macau-based non-governmental organisation.

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