{"id":777031956,"date":"2025-09-22T08:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777031956"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:58:53","slug":"temporary-closure-of-casinos-when-typhon-signal-reaches-no-8-or-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/temporary-closure-of-casinos-when-typhon-signal-reaches-no-8-or-above","title":{"rendered":"Macau casinos on alert as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Casinos close when typhoon signals reach no. 8 or above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Casinos in Macau are on alert amid the approach of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which could lead to the temporary closure of venues. As usual, the government will order the closure of all casinos if the typhoon reaches signal 8 or above. Macau\u2019s weather bureau said on Monday there was a \u201chigh probability\u201d it would reach signal 8 from Tuesday (September 23) afternoon to evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to current meteorological projections, Super Typhoon Ragasa is likely to pass within 100 kilometres to the south of Macau on Wednesday (September 24) morning. The storm is likely to bring prolonged severe weather and storm surges, with flooding comparable to Typhoons Hato and Mangkhut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Signal No. 8 or above is issued, public bus services in Macau, including the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge shuttle bus service, and the light rapid transit rail system are also suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government has activated its emergency response mechanism, implementing arrangements covering three phases: pre-typhoon preparedness, storm response, and post-storm recovery. Sam Hou Fai, Macau’ chief executive, convened a press conference on Monday alongside five secretaries to outline preparations. Fai urged vigilance and compliance with directives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing the typhoon, employers should flexibly arrange staff attendance as appropriate and allow sufficient time for employees to return to their workplaces,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau visitor arrivals up 15.5% in August<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casinos close when typhoon signals reach no. 8 or above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777027980,"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 casinos are on alert for Super Typhoon Ragasa, with a high probability of mandated closures if the storm reaches Signal 8 or above, potentially causing significant operational disruption and flooding comparable to past typhoons. The Macau government has activated its emergency response mechanism, urging vigilance and compliance from all stakeholders.","focusai_entities":"Sam Hou Fai, Macau\u2019s weather bureau, Government","focusai_location":"Macau, Hong Kong, Zhuhai","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), gambler_consumer (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Assessment","query":"What is the estimated daily GGR loss for Macau's casino operators during a mandated closure period due to a Signal 8 or higher typhoon, and how does this compare to previous severe weather events like Hato and Mangkhut?"},{"label":"Business Continuity Efficacy","query":"How robust are the current business continuity and disaster recovery frameworks for Macau's integrated resorts in mitigating the financial and operational impact of prolonged severe weather events and associated infrastructure disruptions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[257,23906,24914],"class_list":["post-777031956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau","tag-macau-casinos","tag-super-typhoon-ragasa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031956","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777031956"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777031973,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031956\/revisions\/777031973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777031956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777031956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777031956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}