07/21/21 Macau may extend gaming licences, legal expert says António Lobo Vilela, an expert on gaming law, has suggested that Macau will extend its six existing gaming concessions as it is running out of time to complete a public tender for June 2022.
07/21/21 Macau visitor arrivals up 20.2% in H1 Macau registered 3.93m visitor arrivals in the first half of the year, up 20.2 per cent from the previous period.
07/20/21 Macau GGR up 6% for second week of July Macau’s GGR in the second week of July was up 6 per cent when compared to the previous week.
07/20/21 Macau changes health code requirements for Chinese visitors Macau authorities have revised the health code requirements for mainland Chinese visitors.
07/17/21 Macau: gaming staff activist withdraws from legislative election Cloee Chao Sao Fong, a casino labour activist, has been disqualified along with 20 other candidates for not pledging allegiance to the Macau Special Administrative Region.
07/17/21 Macau reaches US$2.11bn in mass-market GGR in Q2 Macau has reported that mass-market GGR for the second quarter of the year represented nearly 66.5 per cent of total casino gaming revenue.
07/16/21 Melco Resorts may perform well in Q3, analysts say Bernstein has said that Melco Resorts may do well in the third quarter of the year fueled by premium mass revenue.
07/15/21 Macau’s 2025 GGR will be 25% higher than in 2019, analysts say Sanford C. Bernstein has predicted that Macau’s GGR in 2025 could be 25 per cent than it was at pre-pandemic levels.
07/13/21 Melco CEO purchases US$6.7m worth in the company’s shares Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s chairman and CEO has purchased US$6.7m worth of the company’s shares through the recently announced share purchase plan for eligible employees.
07/13/21 Macau GGR up 16% for first week of July Macau’s GGR was up 16 per cent when compared to the last week of June and up 29 per cent from June overall.
07/13/21 Rise in Macau visitor numbers after Guangdong restrictions eased The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has reported that arrivals increased “significantly” after authorities ended restrictions for visitors from Guangdong.
07/09/21 Sands China vaccinates 10,070 team members Sands China has vaccinated 10,070 team members as part of its plan to encourage people to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
07/08/21 Sands China extends waiver period for credit facility Sands China has announced it has entered into a further waiver extension.
07/08/21 Macau gaming tax revenue collection reaches US$2.46bn in H1 Macau’s government collected MOP19.64bn (US$2.46bn) in tax revenue from the gaming industry during the first six months of the year.
07/08/21 Macau GGR to reach pre-pandemic levels by 2024, analysts say Fitch Ratings Inc predicts Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) will return to 2019 levels by 2024.