Macau is changing. Beyond gaming, the jurisdiction is pursuing ambitious objectives in economic diversification, financial services development, investment fund regulation and deeper integration with Hengqin. To help businesses navigate these developments, Lektou has contributed the Macau SAR chapter to the Chambers Global Practice Guides 2026: “Macau SAR: A General Business Law Overview”. The chapter explores

Our latest article for Lexology, authored by Pedro Cortés, explores what may become a significant development in the Portuguese gaming sector during this year: the expiry of Madeira’s exclusive gaming concession on 31 December 2026 and the potential launch of a new public tender process. The article analyses the legal and regulatory framework applicable to

Our Pedro Cortés has published an article on Lexology :“Macau’s New Advertising Law – A Comprehensive Overhaul for the Digital Age”. The article analyses Law No. 7/2026, Macau’s new Advertising Law, which is an effort to modernize the regulatory framework for advertising activities and introduces significant rules relating to digital marketing, influencer promotion, live-streaming commerce,

Our Calvin Chui wrote an opinion article to the April 2026 edition of Macau Business on Macau’s strategic efforts to position itself as a credible fund domicile in the Greater Bay Area. The article reviews the coordinated impact of the new Investment Funds Law (Law No. 11/2025), effective from 1 January 2026, the 5% profits

Pedro Cortés and Tânia Pinho have published a new contribution in Lexology, focusing on the performance of Portugal’s land-based gaming sector in Q4 2025, in comparison with the same period of 2024. Drawing on the latest data from the Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), the article explores diverging trends across segments: ongoing

Our Pedro Cortés and Tânia Pinho have contributed an article to Lexology analysing the Portuguese online gambling market in Q4 2025, benchmarked against the same period in 2024 and complemented by a full-year perspective. Based on the latest data released by Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), the analysis highlights a market entering

With the Investment Funds Law (Law No. 11/2025) entering into force on 1 January 2026, our Calvin Tinlop Chui, has published the Macau Investment Funds Law Series, offering a structured overview of the new legal framework and its impact on Macau’s investment funds market.   🔎 The series covers: Fund Managers – Eligibility, three-pillar managements:

As the Investment Funds Law (Law No. 11/2025) officially entered into force on 1 January 2026, our Calvin Tinlop Chui has published the Macau Investment Funds Law Series. The series analyses the impacts and core regulatory highlights of the new law on Macau’s investment funds market. This is the seventh part of the series, focusing

As the Investment Funds Law (Law No. 11/2025) officially entered into force on 1 January 2026, our Calvin Tinlop Chui has published the Macau Investment Funds Law Series. The series analyses the impacts and core regulatory highlights of the new law on Macau’s investment funds market. This is the sixth part of the series, focusing

As the Investment Funds Law (Law No. 11/2025) officially entered into force on 1 January 2026, our Calvin Tinlop Chui has published the Macau Investment Funds Law Series. The series analyses the impacts and core regulatory highlights of the new law on Macau’s investment funds market. This is the fifth part of the series, focusing