{"id":28363,"date":"2022-03-24T07:08:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T10:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=28363"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:15:09","slug":"seven-satellite-casinos-will-stop-operating-by-mid-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/seven-satellite-casinos-will-stop-operating-by-mid-year","title":{"rendered":"Seven satellite casinos will stop operating by mid-year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Casinos are likely to close due to the tightening of visa requirements, a lack of cash flow and the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Gaming industry sources told the Chinese-language newspaper Macau Daily that\u00a0seven satellite casinos plan to suspend operations\u00a0<\/strong>by mid-year. The casinos are said to have taken the decision due to the negative impact of repeated Covid-19 outbreaks, tighter visa requirements in the city and lack of cash flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are currently\u00a018 satellite casinos in Macau\u00a0<\/strong>operating under licences attached to one of the six casino concessionaires but run by third parties in individually owned premises. Some 14 of those satellite casinos are operating under the licence of SJM Holdings Ltd, and the other four are tied to Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Macau’s proposed new regulatory regime<\/a>\u00a0satellite casinos would still be allowed to operate in the local market, but they will be given\u00a0a three-year grace period<\/a>\u00a0to tie ownership of their sites to one of the city\u2019s six franchises. The start of the grace period would coincide with the start date of the city’s new gaming concessions, which will be awarded following a new public tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau gaming labour groups express concerns about satellite casinos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A group of gaming workers affiliated with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions<\/strong> has sent a letter to the Legislative Assembly committee that\u2019 analysing the final draft of Macau\u2019s gaming law amendment bill to expressing concerns about the future of the satellite casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A final reading of the gaming law amendment bill<\/a> is expected by June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casinos are likely to close due to the tightening of visa requirements, a lack of cash flow and the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Seven satellite casinos in Macau are projected to suspend operations by mid-year, attributed to persistent COVID-19 impacts, stricter visa policies, and liquidity challenges. This development occurs amidst a proposed new regulatory framework requiring satellite casinos to align site ownership with concessionaires within a three-year grace period, coinciding with new gaming concession awards. Labour groups have voiced concerns regarding the future of these establishments as the gaming law amendment bill approaches its final reading.","focusai_entities":"SJM Holdings Ltd, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, Macau Federation of Trade Unions, Legislative Assembly committee, Macau Daily","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.99), investor_analyst (0.97), journalist_researcher (0.92)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Concessionaire Impact Analysis","query":"How will the consolidation of satellite casino ownership under the six main concessionaires impact their respective GGR, NGR, and operational leverage in the post-tender landscape?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Implications","query":"What specific amendments in Macau's gaming law bill address the operational and financial viability of satellite casinos, and what are the long-term implications for B2B\/B2C licensing structures?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,154,158],"tags":[23911,23906],"class_list":["post-28363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28363","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28373,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28363\/revisions\/28373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}