In 2015, a total of 236,000 people under the age of 21 were refused entry to Macau casinos, according to the data provided by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, as reported by Portuguese News Agency Lusa. A law which came into effect on 1 November 2012 raised the minimum age to legally enter and work in a casino from 18 to 21 years old. In 2014, a total of 330,000 people were refused entry to casinos due to the age limit, the same as in 2013, while in the first two months after the new law was put in force – November and December of 2012, a total of 50,000 under 21 year olds were stopped at the door.
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