{"id":777031109,"date":"2025-09-02T08:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777031109"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:35:19","slug":"macau-casino-revenue-to-rise-by-over-13-in-september-analysts-predict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-revenue-to-rise-by-over-13-in-september-analysts-predict","title":{"rendered":"Macau casino revenue to rise by over 13% in September, analysts predict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>August was the strongest month since the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Analysts forecast continued strength in Macau&#8217;s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for September 2025 to around US$2.45bn. August GGR hit MOP22.16bn (US$2.76bn), <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-ggr-reaches-highest-monthly-total-since-the-pandemic-in-august\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-ggr-reaches-highest-monthly-total-since-the-pandemic-in-august\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the highest monthly figure since January 2020<\/a>, according to the city\u2019s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. projects a 13.6 per cent year-on-year rise for September, above the industry consensus of 10 per cent. Analyst Steve Pizzella noted that historical trends suggest September GGR could climb as high as 17.5 per cent year-on-year. However, Seaport Research Partners\u2019 Vitaly Umansky cautioned that adverse weather, including typhoons, could hold back numbers, as seen in September 2024 when storms impacted travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The positive outlook extends beyond September, with Seaport forecasting 13.5 per cent GGR growth for the second half of 2025, compared to 4.4 per cent in the first half. Analysts note increased marketing efforts, relaxed restrictions on money outflow and strong visa issuance. A potential U.S.-China trade deal could boost consumer confidence and travel to Macau, particularly aiding the lagging base mass market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August was the third consecutive month of double-digit GGR growth in 2025, driven by strong visitation and entertainment events. Year-to-date GGR is at 82 per cent of 2019 levels, with premium mass GGR 50 per cent above 2019, though base mass remains 10 per cent below pre-pandemic figures.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/4b5dd6fd-9567-4562-b7a2-cab43f25fd4b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-ggr-reaches-highest-monthly-total-since-the-pandemic-in-august'>Macau GGR reaches highest monthly total since Covid-19 pandemic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August was the strongest month since the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":25557,"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 August GGR reached US$2.76bn, marking the highest monthly figure since January 2020. Analysts project continued robust performance, forecasting September 2025 GGR at approximately US$2.45bn, a 13.6% year-on-year increase. This positive trajectory, driven by enhanced marketing, relaxed capital outflow restrictions, and strong visa issuance, anticipates 13.5% GGR growth for H2 2025, though meteorological events pose a potential downside risk.","focusai_entities":"Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Seaport Research Partners, Steve Pizzella, Vitaly Umansky, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau","focusai_location":"Macau, U.S., China","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Growth Drivers?","query":"What specific marketing initiatives and regulatory adjustments regarding capital outflow are most significantly contributing to Macau's GGR recovery, particularly within the premium mass segment?"},{"label":"Base Mass Market Strategy?","query":"Given the base mass market remains 10% below 2019 levels, what targeted strategies are Macau operators implementing to stimulate this segment's recovery, and what is the projected timeline for its return to pre-pandemic performance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[725,257,23906],"class_list":["post-777031109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-ggr","tag-macau","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031109","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777031109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777031124,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031109\/revisions\/777031124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777031109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777031109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777031109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}