{"id":777001166,"date":"2022-12-19T09:35:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T12:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777001166"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:56:35","slug":"macau-casinos-to-increase-non-gaming-investment-if-ggr-reaches-us22-45bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casinos-to-increase-non-gaming-investment-if-ggr-reaches-us22-45bn","title":{"rendered":"Macau casinos to increase non-gaming investment if GGR reaches US$22.45bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The licensees made pledges on non-gaming investment under the new gaming concession contracts signed on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macau.-&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macaus-six-casino-operators-retain-gaming-concessions-for-next-10-years\" target=\"_blank\">The six gaming operators<\/a>&nbsp;in Macau will be required to increase their non-gaming investment by <strong>around 20 per cent<\/strong> of their initial pledge if Macau&#8217;s annual gross gaming revenue reaches MOP180bn (US$22.45bn) by 2027. If that figure is reached in 2028, 2029, 2030, or 2031, the increment will be reduced to 16 per cent, 12 per cent, 8 per cent or 4 per cent respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be no need for additional&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-operators-must-invest-up-to-us12-4bn-over-10-years\" target=\"_blank\">non-gaming investment<\/a>&nbsp;if the MOP180bn target is only achieved in 2032, the last year of the new concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casino operators will also have to <strong>pay the government a fixed premium of MOP30m per year,<\/strong> plus a variable annual premium based on the number of gaming tables and electronic gaming machines they operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual variable premium is MOP300,000 per VIP table, MOP150,000 per mass market table and MOP1,000 per electronic slot machine. A special premium could be required if the gross gaming revenue generated by each gaming table and electronic gaming machine does not exceed MOP7,000,000 and MOP300,000, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casinos-may-create-foreign-player-zones-for-5-levy-exemption\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macau casinos may create foreign player zones for 5% levy exemption<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The licensees made pledges on non-gaming investment under the new gaming concession contracts signed on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"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 six gaming operators are subject to new concession contract terms, mandating increased non-gaming investment tied to annual GGR targets, with the increment decreasing if the MOP180bn threshold is met later. Additionally, operators must pay fixed and variable annual premiums based on gaming unit counts, with potential special premiums if GGR per unit falls below specified thresholds. These provisions aim to diversify Macau's economy and ensure sustained government revenue.","focusai_entities":"Macau gaming operators","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Target Impact","query":"What are the projected financial implications for Macau's gaming operators if the MOP180bn GGR target is not met until 2032, specifically regarding the non-gaming investment increment?"},{"label":"Premium Structure Analysis","query":"How will the new fixed and variable annual premium structure, including the special premium for underperforming units, impact the EBITDA margins and operational strategies of Macau's diverse gaming operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163,158],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-777001166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","category-slider-home","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001166","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=777001166"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001202,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001166\/revisions\/777001202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}