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Macau casinos too reliant on imported gaming equipment, lawmaker says
A Macau legislator has questioned whether the city’s casino sector has sufficient safeguards against supply-chain risks. He warned that its heavy reliance on imported gaming equipment leaves a key pillar of the local economy exposed and called for greater local participation in casino-related...
Macau May GGR expected to reach $2.79B, supported by non-gaming events: Citigroup
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for May is forecast to reach MOP22.5 billion ($2.79 billion), representing a year-on-year increase of 6 percent, supported by major non-gaming events scheduled in the second half of the month, according to a report by Citigroup citing industry sources. The...
Macau gaming sector monthly wages rise 4.2% to $3,480 in December 2025
Average earnings for full-time employees in Macau’s gaming sector increased by 4.2 percent year-on-year to MOP28,020 ($3,480) in December 2025, as wages in the city’s largest industry continued to rise, according to official data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The figures...
Macau probes $3.6M casino investment scam tied to fake VIP room deal
Macau police have arrested a Hong Kong husband-and-wife duo on suspicion of running a large-scale investment scam involving a purported casino VIP room project, according to local media outlet Macau Daily. The case centers on allegations that the pair falsely claimed to be offering high-yield...
Macau casino shares fall amid 11 arrests, Chau believed detained
Macau casino shares have plunged amid the arrests of 11 people over alleged links to cross-border gambling and money laundering, with Suncity Group Holdings Chairman Alvin Chau believed to be among those detained. Suncity is Macau’s biggest junket operator, and its Founder Chau is widely believed...
Dore ruling could change face of VIP gaming in Macau: Vilela
The final court ruling on Wynn Macau’s liability in the Dore Entertainment case could change the landscape of VIP gaming in Macau, according to gaming expert António Lobo Vilela. Vilela’s latest entry in the Gaming Law Review examines the liability of Macau casino operators for activities...
Sands CEO says infrastructure development to benefit Macau
Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein said the company “firmly believes” the Macau market will recover and will benefit in the future from infrastructure developments throughout the Greater Bay Area. Writing in the group’s 2020 annual report, Goldstein said the opening of the Hong...
Macau casino market continues its slow recuperation
The almost 40 casinos in Macau are reportedly continuing to slowly recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic after last week posting a rise of 18% month-on-month in daily aggregated gross gaming revenues to about $38.37 million. According to a Monday report from GGRAsia, this is finding...
Macau operators to emerge more profitable than before: MS
The Macau casino operators are eventually seen as emerging more profitable from the Covid crisis as companies benefit from increased hotel capacity and lower costs. Morgan Stanley tells investors that the operators are likely to report EBITDA up 15 percent over 2019 by 2022. The firm noted that...
Macau weekly GGR creeps 6% higher
Macau gross gambling revenue is creeping higher, but hopes for a near-term boost from a reopening with Hong Kong may have faded after a new cluster of Covid-19 the latter city. Macau’s average daily rate (ADR) of gambling revenue was about $34 million in the most recent week of March, up 6...most popular
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Macau casinos too reliant on imported gaming equipment, lawmaker says
The Government Office has just announced the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh about the meeting with leaders of Quang Ninh province on August 31. Regarding the investment policy of the high-end resort and entertainment complex project with casino in Van Don economic zone, the...