{"id":13825,"date":"2021-01-27T21:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T21:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:19:16","slug":"number-of-macau-junkets-continues-to-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/number-of-macau-junkets-continues-to-fall","title":{"rendered":"Number of Macau junkets continues to fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everything indicates that 2021 will be the eight consecutive year of the downward trend in the number of licensed VIP junkets in Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Macau\u2019s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has reported that there are now <strong>85 junkets<\/strong> authorised to operate in the Special Administrative Region (SAR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number represents a drop of <strong>12 compared to 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of licensed VIP junket promoters in the city has<strong> gradually decreased<\/strong>, taking a toll on the <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-government-income-from-junkets-drops-24\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">government\u2019s income<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong> from the sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything indicates that 2021 will be the <strong>eighth consecutive year<\/strong> that numbers have fallen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In part, the decline is a response to the possible tightening of regulations such as the requirements for <strong>background checks<\/strong> on those involved in the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DICJ has indicated the new requirements will include raising the minimum capital amount of a junket from MOP25,000 (US$3,131) to MOP10m (US$1.25m). The minimum capital deposit will go from MOP100,000 (US$12,524) to MOP10m (US$1.25m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-could-return-to-pre-pandemic-levels-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\">Covid-19 travel restrictions<\/a><\/em><\/strong> have also impacted in the junket sector in Macau, as has the tightening of regulations for offshore money transfers in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything indicates that 2021 will be the eight consecutive year of the downward trend in the number of licensed VIP junkets in Macau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reports a continued decline in licensed VIP junkets, with 85 authorized in 2020, down from 97 in 2019. This marks the eighth consecutive year of reduction, driven by tightened regulatory requirements, including significantly increased minimum capital and enhanced background checks, alongside COVID-19 travel restrictions and stricter offshore money transfer rules from China. The trend negatively impacts government revenue from the gaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)","focusai_location":"Macau, China","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.98), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (0.97), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Mass Market?","query":"How are Macau casino operators strategically pivoting to mitigate the decline in VIP GGR by enhancing their premium mass and mass-market offerings, and what regulatory incentives support this shift?"},{"label":"Future Regulatory Outlook?","query":"What further regulatory reforms or enforcement actions are anticipated from the DICJ regarding junket operations, and how might these influence the long-term viability of the VIP segment in Macau?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,158],"tags":[23632,23907,23906],"class_list":["post-13825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-land-based-casino","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13851,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13825\/revisions\/13851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}