{"id":777021641,"date":"2024-12-19T09:41:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777021641"},"modified":"2026-04-22T03:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:09:15","slug":"macau-could-see-esports-hotels-nip-group-chair-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-could-see-esports-hotels-nip-group-chair-says","title":{"rendered":"Macau could see esports hotels, NIP Group chair says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NIP Group chair Mario Ho claimed e-sports is the most viewed sport among young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Mario Ho<\/strong>, chair of the NIP Group, a digital entertainment company, said there could be a future for e-sports hotels in Macau. In an interview with CNBC International News, Ho, the son of SJM Holdings<\/strong> co-chair Angela Leong,<\/a> noted government support for sports and culture in Macau and claimed that esports is the \u201cmost favourite and the most viewed sport for young people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ho noted that a team from Macau participated in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. He said e-sports hotels provide privacy and equipment for guests to improve their gaming skills while staying with friends. He said a start may be for hotels to create esports rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cI think there absolutely could be a future for e-sports hotels in Macau as well. The birth of e-sport hotel is essentially because the young people have grown tired of the previous form of entertainment, which was going to internet cafes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgan Stanley lowers Macau 2025 GGR forecast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Analysts at Morgan Stanley<\/strong> have lowered estimates for Macau\u2019s gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth in 2025 to 4.8 per cent in year-on-year terms. They expect GGR to reach MOP238.35bn (US$29.78bn), 4 per cent lower than an earlier estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau casino EBITDA is now expected to reach US$7.99bn in 2025, lower than before due to an anticipated increase in reinvestment costs but still a 5.7 per cent improvement in year-on-year terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Macau gaming taxes reach US$10.12bn in first 11 months of the year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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