04/19/22 Macau mass GGR down 8.8% in Q1 Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has reported mass gross gaming revenue for the first quarter of the year.
04/18/22 Macau’s VIP gaming promoter bill to get first reading on April 20 Macau’s Legislative Assembly is expected to give a first reading to the bill on junket businesses and satellite casinos on Wednesday.
04/13/22 Concern grows over Covid-19 cases and the impact on Macau’s Labour Day break Ho Iat Seng, Macau’s chief executive, has voiced concerns for the holiday period if Covid-19 cases remain high in China.
04/13/22 “New gaming bill necessary to enhance industry standards” says Macau CE Macau’s chief executive Ho Iat Seng spoke about Macau’s new gambling legislation at a question-and-answer session with members of the Legislative Council.
04/12/22 Macau GGR won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2027, UBS says The financial services company says Macau GGR for 2022 will be at 34 per cent of 2019 levels.
04/12/22 Macau slot parlours could be treated like satellite casinos under new gaming law According to gaming regulation experts, slot lounges located outside casinos could be in a similar legal position to satellite casinos.
04/12/22 Covid-19 in China could dash Macau’s Labour Day holiday period Wong Fai, president of the Macau Leisure Tourism Services Innovation Association, has warned that a new wave of Covid-19 cases in mainland China could affect arrivals for the holiday in May.
04/11/22 Macau satellite casinos “fraught with opacity and undesirable business practices” says academic Professor Ryan Ho Hong Wai, a lecturer at the Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies of the Macao Polytechnic University has analysed the future of Macau’s satellite casinos.
04/11/22 Macau average daily revenue up 3% last week Macau registered a daily revenue of MOP100m in the week to April 10th, up 3 per cent compared with the prior week.
04/08/22 Macau visitor volume affected by Covid-19 surge in Shanghai, MGTO says Macao Government Tourism Office director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, said the number of tourists to Macau has dropped due to Covid-19 cases in Shanghai.
