Jorge Alexandre Fernandes Godinho (761E-92D6-26AA)

Curriculum Vitae

Jorge Alexandre Fernandes Godinho

Jorge Godinho is currently an associate professor at ISMAT (Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes), Portimão, Algarve, Portugal, where he teaches criminal law. He is also a visiting professor of gaming law and criminal law at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau (China), and a legal consultant. Jorge holds a PhD in law from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (2006), and a master’s degree in law from the University of Macau (1999). He is a law graduate from the University of Lisbon (1989). Jorge is very well known for original research that explores and maps uncharted legal waters, and he has a series of firsts. He published the first monograph in Portugal on the crime of money laundering in 2001 (Do crime de branqueamento de capitais, Almedina, Coimbra). He produced the first full translation of a major code into English in Macau (Commercial Code, Macau, 2003). He wrote the first major treatment of Macau law in English (Macau business law and legal system, LexisNexis, Hong Kong, 2007). He wrote the first major treatment of gaming law in Portuguese language (Direito do jogo, vol. I, Rui Cunha Foundation, Macau, 2016). In 2019 he published the first history of casino games of chance in Macau (Os casinos de Macau. História do maior mercado de jogos de fortuna ou azar do mundo, Almedina, Coimbra). Prior to embarking on an academic career, he practiced law in Portugal and Macau, and worked for five years at the Monetary Authority of Macau, the regulator of banking, insurance and financial services. Jorge focuses his research on two areas: gaming law; and economic and financial criminal law (especially money laundering repression and prevention, corruption and related crimes, confiscation of proceeds of crime).

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Jorge Alexandre Fernandes Godinho

Citation names

Godinho, Jorge
Jorge AF Godinho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 761E-92D6-26AA
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4Ef4PTkAAAAJ&hl=en

Email addresses

jg.macau@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone

967744620 (Personal)

Websites

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=71317 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Law - Law
Social Sciences - Law - Penology
Humanities - History and Archaeology - History

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Italian	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Proficiency (C2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
French	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2006/09/15 Concluded	Doutoramento (Doktor (PhD)) European University Institute, Italy "Patrimonial strategies of crime control. An enquiry into the general evolution and human rights implications of international and European criminal law initiatives regarding the financing of terrorism, money laundering, confiscation, asset freezing, and.." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1999 Concluded	Direito (Master's Degree) Major in Ciências jurídicas University of Macau, Macau SAR China "Do crime de «branqueamento» de capitais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
1989 Concluded	Direito (Licenciate Degree) Major in Ciências Jurídicas Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Direito, Portugal

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/07/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
	Centro de Estudos Avançados em Direito Francisco Suárez, Portugal
2000/09/01 - 2004/07/31	Researcher (Research)	European University Institute, Italy

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/09/04 - Current	Associate Professor (University Teacher)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2014/01/01 - Current	Visiting Professor (University Teacher)	University of Macau, Macau SAR China

2009/09/01 - 2013/10/01	Associate Professor (University Teacher)	University of Macau, Macau SAR China

2004/09/01 - 2009/08/31	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	University of Macau, Macau SAR China

1993/03/01 - 2000/07/31	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	University of Macau, Macau SAR China
	University of Macau Faculty of Business Administration, Macau SAR China

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
1993/02/01 - 1998/07/31	Senior Technician (Senior Technician)	Autoridade Monetária de Macau, Macau SAR China
	Autoridade Monetária de Macau, Macau SAR China

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2006/09/01 - 2013/02/01	Coordinator of the Master and Postgraduate program in International Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of Macau (founder and first coordinator)	University of Macau, Macau SAR China

Outputs

Publications

Book	Godinho, Jorge. Os Casinos de Macau - História do Maior Mercado de Jogos de Fortuna ou Azar do Mundo. Coimbra, Portugal: Almedina. 2019. Published Godinho, Jorge. Direito do jogo. Macau, Macau SAR China: Fundação Rui Cunha. 2016. Published Godinho, Jorge. Macau Business Law and Legal System. Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China: LexisNexis. 2007. Published Godinho, Jorge. Do Crime de Branqueamento de Capitais - Introdução e Tipicidade. Coimbra, Portugal: Almedina. 2001. Published
Book chapter	Godinho, Jorge. "O conceito penal de funcionário: o caso dos trabalhadores dos casinos na jurisprudência de Macau". In Lex Mercatoria - Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Augusto Teixeira Garcia, edited by Tong Io Cheng, 235-253. Coimbra, Portugal: Almedina, 2023. Published Godinho, Jorge. "Regulação do jogo a dinheiro: jogos de fortuna ou azar, apostas e lotarias". In Carla Amado Gomes, Ricardo Pedro, Rute Saraiva e Fernanda Maçãs (coords.), Garantia de direitos e regulação. Perspectivas de direito administrativo, 1079. Lisboa: AAFDL, 2020. Published Rudd, Denis P.. "§ 40. Casino Gaming In Macau And Other Asian Jurisdictions". In Glücksspiel, 1023-1048. Berlim, Germany: De Gruyter, 2017. Published • 10.1515/9783110259216-040 Godinho, Jorge. "Uma soberania, dois sistemas sociais, três tradições jurídicas: o sistema jurídico de Macau e a família romano-germânica". In Terceiras Jornadas de direito e cidadania da Assembleia Legislativa da RAEM. Sentido e importância do direito comparado no âmbito do princípio ‘um país, dois sistemas’, 101. Macau, Macau SAR China: Assembleia Legislativa de Macau, 2016. Published Godinho, Jorge; Cardinal, Paulo. "Macau's Court of Final Appeal". In Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal, 608-636. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Published • 10.1017/cbo9780511894763.029 Godinho, Jorge. "Para uma reforma do tipo de crime de branqueamento de capitais". In Direito Penal. Fundamentos dogmáticos e político-criminais. Homenagem ao Prof. Peter Hunerfeld, 995-1011. Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Editora, 2013. Published Godinho, Jorge. "Sobre a punibilidade do autor de um crime pelo branqueamento das vantagens dele resultantes". In Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Jorge de Figueiredo Dias, 363-399. Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Editora, 2010. Published Godinho, Jorge. "Civil confiscation of proceeds of crime: a view from Macau". In Civil Forfeiture of Criminal Property, 321-334. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009. Published Godinho, Jorge. "Estratégias patrimoniais de combate à criminalidade: o estado actual na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau". In Primeiras Jornadas de Direito e Cidadania da Assembleia Legislativa de Macau, 139-177. Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Editora, 2009. Published
Journal article	Godinho, Jorge. "A prorrogação das concessões de jogos de fortuna ou azar em Macau". Boletim da Faculdade de DIreito da Universidade de Macau 59 (2026): Accepted Godinho, Jorge. "THE PLACE OF STANLEY HO (1921–2020) IN MACAU CASINO GAMING HISTORY". Gaming Law Review 29 4 (2025): 158-171. https://doi.org/10.1089/glr2.2025.0009. Published • 10.1089/glr2.2025.0009 Godinho, Jorge. "The Macau SAR Regulation of Casino Gaming: Structural Features After the Reforms of 2022–2024". UNLV Gaming Law Journal 15 1 (2025): 1-43. https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/glj/vol15/iss1/2/. Published Godinho, Jorge. "Sobre os contratos aleatórios". Boletim da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Macau 28 56 (2024): 259-276. https://fll.um.edu.mo/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/56_01SEP-final-printed-version-1.pdf. Open access • Published Godinho, Jorge. "O crime de exploração ilícita de jogos de fortuna ou azar (art. 108.º da lei do jogo)". Jurismat. Revista Jurídica do Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes 19 (2024): 197-249. https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/jurismat/article/view/9600. Open access • Published Godinho, Jorge. "Introdução ao direito do jogo". Jurismat. Revista Jurídica do Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes 17 (2023): 103-135. https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/jurismat. Open access • Published Godinho, Jorge. "Metodologia da investigação jurídica: uma introdução (parte 1)". Jurismat. Revista Jurídica do Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes 15 (2022): 35-50. https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/jurismat/article/view/8617. Open access • Published Godinho, Jorge. "A evolução dos crimes de corrupção no direito penal de Macau". Jurismat: revista jurídica 12 1 (2020): 123-155. Published Godinho, Jorge. "HOW TO WIN A CASINO CONCESSION: A PRAGMATIC LOOK AT THE DYNAMICS OF GAMING LEGALIZATION WITHIN INTEGRATED RESORTS". Gaming Law Review 24 4 (2020): 255-271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/glr2.2020.0001. Published • 10.1089/glr2.2020.0001 Godinho, Jorge. "The Prevention of Money Laundering in Macau Casinos". Gaming Law Review and Economics 17 4 (2013): 262-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/glre.2013.1746. Published • 10.1089/glre.2013.1746 Godinho, Jorge. "When worlds collide: enforcing UN SC asset freezes in the EU legal order". European Law Journal 16 1 (2010): 67-93. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-0386.2009.00499.x. Published Godinho, Jorge. "Do crime de riqueza injustificada". Boletim da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Macau XI 24 (2007): 17-49. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1097243. Published Godinho, J. A. F.. "The Surrender Agreements between the US and the ICTY and ICTR: A Critical View". Journal of International Criminal Justice 1 2 (2003): 502-516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jicj/1.2.502. Published • 10.1093/jicj/1.2.502 Godinho, Jorge. "A Lei Básica e o direito penal". Administração VI 19/20 (1993): 153-169. https://www.safp.gov.mo/safppt/download/WCM_003926. Published
Magazine article	Godinho, Jorge. "Electronic baccarat shoes: a question of trust, not integrity", Macau Business, 2026, https://macaubusiness.com/opinion-electronic-baccarat-shoes-a-question-of-trust-not-integrity/. Godinho, Jorge. "Fixed-odds betting vs pari-mutuel betting, or how not to draft gaming legislation", Macau Business, 2026, https://macaubusiness.com/. Godinho, Jorge. "Anti-money laundering: Reporting trends in Macau", Macau Business, 2026, https://macaubusiness.com/opinion-anti-money-laundering-reporting-trends-in-macau/. Godinho, Jorge. "The rise and fall of satellite casinos", Macau Business, 2025, https://www.macaubusiness.com/magazine/macau-business-magazine-july-2025/. Godinho, Jorge. "Casino gaming in Asia: four special features", Macau Business, 2025, https://www.macaubusiness.com/magazine/2025/. Godinho, Jorge. "Illegal gambling and criminal law principles", Macau Business, 2024, https://www.macaubusiness.com/magazine/macau-business-magazine-july-2024/.
Newspaper article	Godinho, Jorge. "O Algarve e o jogo: há reformas à vista?", Sul Informação, 2025, https://www.sulinformacao.pt/2025/07/o-algarve-e-o-jogo-ha-reformas-a-vista/. Godinho, Jorge. "Sobre o fim das corridas de cavalos em Macau", Hoje Macau, 2024, https://hojemacau.com.mo/2024/01/17/sobre-o-fim-das-corridas-de-cavalos-em-macau/. Jorge AF Godinho. "Vinte anos de reviravoltas no jogo em Macau", Dinheiro Vivo, 2019, https://dinheirovivo.dn.pt/vinte-anos-de-reviravoltas-no-jogo-em-macau-12685302.html.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/04/10	Características estruturais da regulamentação dos jogos de fortuna ou azar na RAEM após as reformas de 2022-2024	Seminário sobre a exploração dos jogos de fortuna ou azar e os contratos em especial: Alterações ao regime de exploração dos jogos de fortuna ou azar em casino Universidade de Macau (Macau, Macau SAR China)
2024/11/18	Estatuto do jogo e das apostas em Portugal	Direito do Jogo Online em Portugal Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/10/30	Os contratos aleatórios no ordenamento jurídico de Macau: passado, presente e futuro	Décima Quarta Conferência Internacional “Estudos sobre o Código Civil, o Código Comercial e o Código de Processo Civil, Celebrando o 25º Aniversário da RAE de Macau Universidade de Macau (Macau, Macau SAR China)
2024/09/11	The new concessions for land-based casinos in Macau and Portugal	14th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) (Roma, Italy)
2022/03/11	STANLEY HO, AS CONCESSÕES DE JOGOS DE FORTUNA OU AZAR E O DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONÓMICO DE MACAU	Conferências da Primavera Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/03/01 - 2022/09/01	Online gaming with digital currencies. A comparative legal study Supervisor	Master in macau and Lusophone Legal Studies (Master) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2017/09/01 - 2019/03/03	A Legal study on the diversification of the gaming industry Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2015/09/01 - 2017/12/01	The 2001-2002 concession public tender process in Macau and possible perspectives of evolution of gaming concessions in 2020-2022 Supervisor of Sofia Pinto Ribeiro	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2015/09/01 - 2017/11/01	Recovery of gaming debts in southeast Asia Supervisor of Helena Kok	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2015/09/01 - 2017/04/01	A study on the confiscation of proceeds of corruption Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2014/09/01 - 2015/05/01	The regulation of gaming promoters Supervisor of Ryan Ho Hong Wai	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2011/09/01 - 2013/03/01	International legal assistance for the detection, seizure and confiscation of proceeds of crime Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2011/09/01 - 2012/11/01	The Legal Regulation of Underage Gaming Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2008/09/01 - 2010/06/01	The Regulation of Casinos. Legal Models and Approaches in the Legalization and Regulation of the Casino Industry Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2008/09/01 - 2010/06/01	Money Laundering Control in Macau Gaming Industry Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2008/01/01 - 2009/07/01	A tradução para a língua chinesa dos acórdãos do Tribunal de Última Instância da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau sobre tráfico de droga – Estudo comparativo com os acórdãos do mesmo tipo da Região Administrativa Especial de Hong Kong Co-supervisor	master in translation FSH (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2007/01/01 - 2009/02/01	Legal Issues on Lotteries Supervisor	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2007/01/01 - 2009/02/01	Legal Issues on Pathological Gambling Supervisor of Liu Dongjuan	International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2007/06 - 2009/02	A Legal Study of Casino Credit Supervisor	Master International Business Law (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2019/10/30 - 2019/10/31	Organizador, orador e moderador de "Jornadas de direito do jogo. A exploração dos jogos de fortuna ou azar e o turismo no Algarve", Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portimão, November 2019 (2019/10/31 - 2019/10/31) Conference (President of the Organising Committee)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2019/10/14 - 2019/10/25	Organizador, orador (e moderador de várias sessões) do curso "Direito dos Jogos de Fortuna ou Azar", Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Outubro 2019 (2019/10/14 - 2019/10/25) Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Direito, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/10/07 - 2024/10/07	Direito do jogo em Macau. Introdução ao jogo em Portugal e Macau; uma análise comparada. Contratos de jogo. Tipologias de jogo.	Direito do jogo European Law Students Association Lisboa, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2025/02/21	Investigating the Premium Market in Macau Casinos: Policy, Regulation, Practice, and Challenge (Thesis) Main arguer	Ho Hong Wai (PhD) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2021/05/20	A Legal Analysis of Proxy Betting – Interactions between China, Macau and the Philippines Supervisor	CHAN HO IENG (Master) University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2021/03/18	Regulation and Money Laundering Challenges in Mobile Payments. A Comparative Study between Macau and Hong Kong Supervisor	Joanne Wong Chou Ian (Master) University of Macau Faculty of Law, Macau SAR China
2021/03/12	When Video Gaming Meets Gambling: where is the boundary? The legal status of Loot box and the need for regulation in a global context Supervisor	Wong Si Hon (Master) University of Macau Faculty of Law, Macau SAR China
2021/02/22	Casinos em Portugal ¿ percursos e alterações (1927-2015) (Thesis) Arguer	António Jorge Rocha Lé (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2020/06/26	Problem Gambling Regulation in Singapore and Japan Supervisor	Teng Hoi Chi Erica (Master) University of Macau Faculty of Law, Macau SAR China

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2010/01/01 - Current	International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL)	Membro académico

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2007/04/03 - Current	Money Laundering and Anti-corruption Law	Money Laundering and Anti-corruption Law (Master)	University of Macau, Macau SAR China
2005/01 - Current	Gaming Law	Gaming Law	University of Macau Faculty of Business Administration, Macau SAR China
2025/09/15 - 2026/01/15	Direito Penal I	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2025/09/15 - 2026/01/15	Noções Fundamentais de Direito	Gestão de Empresas (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2025/01/21 - 2025/01/30	Direito do Jogo	Introdução ao Direito do Jogo (curso livre) (Others)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2024/09/15 - 2025/01/15	Direito Penal I	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2023/09/15 - 2024/01/15	Direito Penal I	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2023/11/13 - 2023/12/04	Direito do jogo	Curso live de direito do jogo (Others)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/06/15	Direito Penal II	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2022/09/15 - 2023/01/15	Direito Penal I	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2022/03/01 - 2022/06/15	Direito Penal II	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2021/09/15 - 2022/01/15	Direito Penal I	Direito Penal I (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2021/09/15 - 2022/01/15	Direito Penal III	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2021/03/15 - 2021/06/15	Direito Penal II	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2020/09/15 - 2021/01/15	Direito Penal I	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal
2020/09/15 - 2021/01/15	Direito Penal III	Direito (Licenciate Degree)	Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portugal