{"id":777038307,"date":"2026-02-23T08:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038307"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:09:36","slug":"macau-premium-mass-wagers-jump-17-during-cny-as-average-bet-hits-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-premium-mass-wagers-jump-17-during-cny-as-average-bet-hits-record-high","title":{"rendered":"Macau premium mass wagers jump 17% during CNY as average bet hits record high"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new survey by Citigroup shows resilient high-end demand in Macau, with average wagers per player rising 13 per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The premium mass segment looks to have been robust during the 2026 Chinese New Year (CNY) period in Macau. The average wager per player climbing 13 per cent year-on-year to a record HKD29,625 (US$3,788), according to a proprietary table survey conducted by Citigroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bank said total wagers observed during the festive period reached HKD24.4m (US$3.1m), up 17 per cent compared to CNY 2025. The number of premium mass players was up 3 per cent to 824. Analysts George Choi and Timothy Chau suggested this was evidence that premium mass demand remains resilient despite broader economic headwinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity at the top end of the market also strengthened. The survey identified 53 whales, compared to 49 a year earlier. Combined whale wagers totalled HKD11.3m (US$1.4m), with an average of HKD213,000 (US$27,000) per player. Seven of those players wagered HKD500,000 (US$64,000) or more, versus four during the previous CNY period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market share dynamics shifted, according to the report. Melco Resorts & Entertainment is reported to have had a 25 per cent share of total premium mass wager observed, up from 13 per cent a year earlier. Galaxy Entertainment Group ranked second with a 23 per cent share, down 1 percentage point year-on-year. Citi said it observed 12 whales at City of Dreams, the highest count among surveyed properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysts also pointed to potential recovery in the grind mass market, citing a 5 per cent rise in average baccarat minimum bets to HKD2,347 (US$300). Citigroup forecasts February 2026 gross gaming revenue of MOP20bn (US$2.48bn), implying 1 per cent year-on-year growth for the month and a combined 12 per cent increase for January and February.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau posts record visitor tally amid Chinese New Year surge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new survey by Citigroup shows resilient high-end demand in Macau, with average wagers per player rising 13 per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777034484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A Citigroup survey indicates robust premium mass demand in Macau during Chinese New Year 2026, with average wagers per player increasing 13% year-on-year to a record HKD29,625. The report also highlights shifts in market share, with Melco Resorts & Entertainment gaining significantly, and forecasts February 2026 GGR at MOP20bn, implying 1% year-on-year growth.","focusai_entities":"Citigroup, George Choi, Timothy Chau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment Group, City of Dreams","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Melco's Market Share Strategy?","query":"Given the significant increase in Melco Resorts & Entertainment's premium mass market share, what specific operational or marketing strategies did they implement to achieve such gains during the CNY 2026 period?"},{"label":"GGR Forecast Implications?","query":"How might Citigroup's February 2026 GGR forecast of MOP20bn, implying 1% year-on-year growth, influence capital expenditure and development plans for Macau concessionaires in the near to medium term?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[25105,24868,257,25132],"class_list":["post-777038307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-chinese-new-year","tag-citigroup","tag-macau","tag-premium-mass-wagers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038307","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=777038307"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038319,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038307\/revisions\/777038319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}