Restricted Casinos in Taiwan

The proposal to eliminate these rights was submitted to the Economic Committee of Yuan (the legislative body), which should consider the proposal and forward it to Taiwanese lawmakers to consider the reading.

Legislators assert that referendums will cost too much money for the state and, by changing this part of the law, they will save administrative capital. Taiwan already has several offshore casino services, but the latest project will completely legalize gambling in Kinmen County and land-based casinos. At the first stage of the project, 6207 signatures are required to be sent to the local election commission, which will determine the conditions for conducting the referendum.

Earlier, a representative of the Kuomintang political party filed a petition to the government of Kinmen County to hold a referendum on the legalization of gambling. Show less