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Matsu, one ofTaiwan’s offshore islands, will hold a referendum on gambling at the end of 2011 at the earliest. Many civil groups went to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) this autumn and presented eight inquiries and three petitions.
They believe that authorising gaming-related parties to draft the rules on international resorts housing casinos is like asking the fox to guard the hens.
A number of civil groups including the Anti-Gambling Legislation Alliance (AGLA), the Citizen Congress Watch Alliance, and the Taiwan Teachers Alliance went to the MOTC and protested that the government is promoting gambling business through gaming tourism.
They pointed out that the Ministry took advantage of the Offshore Islands Development Act to package gaming tourism and that the draft gambling act touted the adoption ofSingapore’s experiences, but no comprehensive evaluation of the island’s conditions was conducted.
These groups suggested that the MOTC plays a leading role in promoting gambling and demanded the ministry give a clear explanation.
Chief secretary Hsi-tsung Chang of the Tourism Bureau, run by the MOTC, accepted petition letters from the anti-gambling activists and emphasised that the draft gambling act and the review of integrated resorts absolutely conform to the law.
In addition, Chang said, the establishment of tourism casinos is based on the premise that it would not be permitted until the outlying islands had passed referendums and complete reviews were conducted. Moreover, a casino could only be built as part of an international resort.
