01/10/22 Macau expects 40,000 daily visitors for Chinese New Year The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) expects to surpass the figure registered last year that was significantly down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
01/07/22 Macau’s indoor venues to require vaccination proof for admission Authorities in Macau are analysing the possibility of tightening Covid-19 countermeasures and imposing vaccination requirements for admission to certain local indoor venues.
01/06/22 China to test digital yuan in Macau casinos Chinese authorities could introduce experimental implementations of the digital yuan through Macau casinos.
01/06/22 Authorities in Macau halt inbound flights for 14 days Authorities in Macau decided to halt all commercial passenger flights to Macau from January 9 to avoid a rise in new Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.
01/05/22 Investment banks predict Macau’s GGR for January will reach MOP$6bn Investment bank Citigroup predicts that Macau’s GGR will be down 25 per cent year-on-year in January.
01/04/22 Hong Kong-China travel bubble delayed due to Omicron cases Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong Chief Executive, said the long-awaited travel bubble with mainland China will have to wait due to the outbreak of Omicron cases.
01/04/22 Macau expects to collect just US$5.35m in taxes via junket commissions in 2022 Authorities in Macau predicted the government will only collect MOP43m (US$5.35m) from taxes on commissions paid by casinos to junkets.
01/04/22 Macau casino revenue could reach MOP130bn in 2022, analyst says According to gaming experts, Macau’s casino revenue could be between MOP100bn and MOP130bn (US$16.18bn).
01/03/22 Macau: two arrested after stealing casino chips worth $44,369 Authorities in Macau have recently arrested a man and a woman who stole casino chips worth MOP355,000 (US$44,369) from a casino on Cotai.
01/03/22 Wynn Macau and SJM to award employees with a special bonus Wynn Macau has announced it will pay a special allowance, equivalent to one month’s salary, to 97.8 per cent of its 12,000 employees. SJM will also provide an “annual living subsidy” to eligible employees.
12/22/21 Melco brings Macau’s first W Hotel to Studio City Phase II Melco Resorts & Entertainment has revealed it has entered into a strategic partnership with Marriott International to bring the W Hotels brand to Studio City Phase II.
12/22/21 MGM to pay one-off bonus to non-management staff MGM China has revealed it will pay a one-time bonus to eligible non-management employees, which represent 95 per cent of its staff.
12/21/21 Hong Kong-Macau travel bubble to start within a week Elsie Ao Ieong U, Macau’s secretary for social affairs and culture, has confirmed the reopening of borders between Hong Kong and Macau will happen next week.
