This publication is a massive repository of everything that has been produced on gaming that may be relevant for the interpretation and the understanding of the norms and precepts that are contained in this legal regulatory framework. Thus, it is quite comprehensive and as complete as one can imagine. And the information collected and placed here is useful not only for judges and lawyers but also for many other professionals that may need to work with or understand specific provisions of these gaming laws and regulations. Its annotations are obviously the result of a lawyer’s work, as was to be expected since the author is a lawyer. (...) This publication will prove invaluable for a large number of professionals that have to interface with the Macau Gaming Legislation. Many of these professionals are not from Macau but work with companies or other entities that have significant vested interests in the Macau casino gaming sector. (...) This publication will be a major step towards a better knowledge and understanding of Macau Gaming Law by these foreign professionals. Given its magnitude, I suspect that many years will pass until this publication is surpassed by a more complete one.” in Preface to Volume I by Jorge Costa Oliveira - Public Policy & Government Affairs Expert, Strategic Analyst, Business Networker, JCO Consultancy Former Commissioner for Legal Affairs, Macau Gaming Commission, and Senior Draftsman of Macau’s legal and regulatory framework on casino gaming He has assembled and organized this voluminous amount of information into a set of reference materials that will benefit anyone who has business or responsibilities relating to the Macau Gaming Industry. (...)This Treatise is a great tool, and is in my view an essential and valuable reference for any lawyer, accountant, banker, compliance officer or vendor who deals with Macau Gaming issues.” in Preface to Volume II by David Friedman Chairman, Friedman Consultadoria Former Assistant to the Chairman of the Board, Las Vegas Sands Inc. This book by Antonio Lobo Vilela is not only an essential guide to the law of gaming and gambling in Macau but provides the historical background needed to provide full context for each provision of the gaming laws. (...) His intimate knowledge and detailed research result in the definitive, comprehensive examination and understanding of the Macau gaming laws by providing references, bibliographies, sources, initial, amended and published versions of the laws, competitive laws, statutes and related legal provisions, related formal communications, related and foreign case law and detailed notes. This book offers regulators, industry members, practitioners, judges, and the public with a complete and easily accessible roadmap to all Macau gaming laws. It is essential for any complete gaming law library or anyone having an interest in successfully navigating the Macau gaming industry.” in Preface to Volume III by Anthony Cabot - Distinguished Fellow of Gaming Law, UNLV Boyd School of Law These volumes chart how from a monopolistic control model, Macau has become the most competitive & largest gaming destination in the world. The author Antonio Lobo Vilela is one of the few people who is qualified & competent to appreciate the subtleties & complexities that had to be navigated to affect this transformation as a member of the legal advisory & drafting team to the Macau Gaming Commission. That this work has now been completed will provide both an anthropological and technical legal record of this amazing transformation of Macau. Study it, understand it & I hope you will appreciate its subtleties & character which is a reflection of Macau itself.” in Preface to Volume IV by Grant R Bowie Former CEO & Executive Director, MGM China Holdings Limited