The updated list includes Aristocrat, Light & Wonder<\/strong>, IGT<\/strong>, Konami<\/strong>, and Sega Sammy Creation<\/strong>. Distributors RGB <\/strong>and Asia Pioneer Entertainment <\/strong>(APE) were also approved to operate. Empire Technological Group<\/strong>, which got its licence from DICJ last May, is on the list again this year. ACP<\/strong>, licensed in December, is also on the list. Meanwhile, FBM<\/strong>, a long-time player in the industry, is not included this year and SYNOT Group<\/strong>, which was on the list in 2024, is also absent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The approved suppliers and distributors can provide gaming machines to Macau casinos until March 31, 2026 under Administrative Regulation No 26\/2012. With DICJ approval, they can also display non-commercial gaming machines for training or exhibition purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysts at JP Morgan<\/strong> have estimated that Macau\u2019s gross gaming revenue (GGR)<\/strong> for the first 16 days of March was MOP19bn (US$2.37bn). The estimated GGR run rate was MOP631m (US$78.9m) per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysts DS Kim<\/strong>, Mufan Shi<\/strong> and Selina Li<\/strong> said GGR was \u201clargely stable at MOP621m (US$77.6m) per day last week.\u201d Mass GGR is performing at over 110 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels, while VIP revenue remains in the low 20 per cent range, consistent with trends seen in the fourth quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysts have forecast that March GGR will be flattish year-on-year at around MOP19bn (-2 per cent to 0 per cent). This would leave GGR for the first quarter flat year-on-year. Analysts anticipate GGR growth in the second half due to easier year-on-year comparisons, predicting a 5 to 6 per cent increase compared to no growth in the first half. This would result in around 3 per cent growth for the full year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GGR for February was MOP19.74bn (US$2.46bn). That\u2019s an increase of 6.8 per cent in year-on-year terms<\/a> and a rise of 8.2 per cent sequentially<\/a>. GGR was 77.8 per cent of February 2019\u2019s level. Cumulatively, GGR for the first two months of 2024 was MOP38bn, up 0.5 per cent from the prior-year period. <\/p>\n\n\nMacau GGR reaches US$2.37bn in first 16 days of March, JP Morgan says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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