{"id":777034798,"date":"2025-11-19T07:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034798"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:58:41","slug":"macau-ce-to-review-investments-by-citys-casino-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-ce-to-review-investments-by-citys-casino-operators","title":{"rendered":"Macau government to review investments by city\u2019s casino operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sam Hou Fai confirmed an upcoming review in his 2026 Policy Address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Chief executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai<\/strong> has noted that the government plans to review the progress made by the city\u2019s six casino operators on both the gaming and non-gaming investments<\/strong> pledged under their concession contracts. The review is to cover the 2023\u20132025 period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He made the comment during his 2026 Policy Address at the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (November 18). Titled \u201cAccelerate reforms and efficiency with keen determination; overcome challenges and promote diversification with fortified efforts,\u201d the speech outlined the SAR government\u2019s key priorities for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CE said: \u201cWe will urge concessionaires to fulfil their concession contract commitments, implement gaming and non-gaming investments and expand diversified tourism projects and products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Macau\u2019s six concessionaires pledged to the city\u2019s government<\/a> that they would invest MOP118.8bn (US$14.8bn) between them over the course of their new 10-year permits, from 2023 to 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for government priorities, the chief executive said: \u201cThe SAR Government will focus on cultivating internationally competitive new industries through enhanced policy support, increased capital investment and optimised business environments, thereby effectively implementing the \u20181+4\u2019 objectives for moderate economic diversification<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government has set a target to derive 60 per cent of gross domestic product from non-gaming attractions by 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau’s 2025 fiscal budget<\/a> amendment bill forecasts annual gaming tax revenue of MOP79.8bn (US$9.87bn)<\/strong>. The government cut its GGR estimate from MOP240bn ($29.69bn) to MOP228bn ($28.2bn) due to global economic conditions and changes in tourist consumption patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reported that Macau\u2019s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was MOP24.09bn (US$3bn) in October<\/a>. Cumulatively, Macau\u2019s GGR for the first ten months of 2025<\/strong> was MOP205.43bn (US$25.64bn), an 8 per cent increase year-on-year. However, the figure remains 16.7 per cent below the January-October period in 2019, when GGR totalled MOP246.74bn (US$30.8bn).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau non-gaming spending rises in Q3<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sam Hou Fai confirmed an upcoming review in his 2026 Policy Address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777034799,"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 Chief Executive, Sam Hou Fai, announced a forthcoming review (2023-2025) of the six casino operators' adherence to their MOP118.8bn concession contract commitments for gaming and non-gaming investments. This initiative underscores the SAR government's strategic focus on economic diversification, aiming for 60% of GDP from non-gaming by 2028, amidst revised GGR forecasts and ongoing market recovery efforts.","focusai_entities":"Sam Hou Fai, Legislative Assembly, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macau government, six casino operators","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Concessionaire Investment Compliance","query":"What specific metrics and governance frameworks will the Macau government employ to assess the six concessionaires' adherence to their MOP118.8bn gaming and non-gaming investment pledges for the 2023-2025 review period?"},{"label":"Diversification Strategy Impact","query":"How will the revised GGR forecasts and the '1+4' economic diversification objectives influence the capital allocation strategies and operational priorities of Macau's casino operators, particularly concerning non-gaming vertical development?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,24628,158],"tags":[12436,257],"class_list":["post-777034798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-slider-home","tag-casinos","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034798","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=777034798"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777034815,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034798\/revisions\/777034815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}