As highlighted in the bank\u2019s table survey for the month, wagering by these players rose 72.3 per cent year on year to HKD8.1m <\/strong>(US$1.04m), from HKD4.7m<\/strong> (US$0.60m) in January 2025. This equates to an average of about HKD290,000<\/strong> (US$37,000) per player, up 49 per cent <\/strong>year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Citi reported that its \u201cPlayer of the Month\u201d staked HKD1.0m <\/strong>(US$0.13m) at the Horizon Room at Galaxy Macau<\/strong>, operated by Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd<\/strong>. Other notable wagers included a HKD850,000<\/strong> (US$0.11m) high roller at the high-limit area of City of Dreams<\/strong>, run by Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd<\/strong>, and a HKD640,000 (US$0.08m) whale at Wynn Macau Ltd\u2019s Chairman\u2019s Club at Wynn Palace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bank attributed the rise in wagering levels to incentives such as concert tickets for top players, featuring acts including Blackpink in Hong Kong, Raymond Lam at the Venetian Arena<\/strong>, and Dylan Wang at Galaxy Entertainment\u2019s Galaxy Arena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the premium mass segment, Citi said total wagered volume in its January survey increased by about 25 per cent year on year to HKD16.0m<\/strong> (US$2.06m). However, the number of premium mass players fell by around 11 per cent to 564<\/strong>. Average spending per player rose 41 per cent to HKD28,424<\/strong> (US$3,650), from HKD20,160 <\/strong>(US$2,590) a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Citi, Galaxy Entertainment regained the leading position in premium mass play in January with a market share of about 25 per cen<\/strong>t, two percentage points lower than in January 2025. Melco Entertainment ranked second with 20.9 per cent<\/strong>, while Wynn Macau Ltd and Sands China followed with 20.3 per cent<\/strong> and 20.2 per cent, <\/strong>respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/melco-sees-85-drop-in-revenue-in-q3-300x200.jpg\")
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