{"id":777043569,"date":"2026-06-15T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043569"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:45:51","slug":"world-cup-weighs-on-macau-casino-revenue-citi-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/world-cup-weighs-on-macau-casino-revenue-citi-says","title":{"rendered":"World Cup weighs on Macau casino revenue, Citi says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The investment bank estimates Macau generated MOP9bn in gaming revenue during the first two weeks of June, with the World Cup reducing spending at local casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Macau\u2019s Gross Gaming Revenue reached an estimated MOP9bn (US$1.12bn)<\/strong> in the first 14 days of June, according to Citigroup, which attributed the slower pace to the start of the FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a note released today (June 15), the bank said Macau\u2019s daily GGR run rate fell to MOP586m (US$72m) in the week ending June 14, down 20 per cent from May levels and 16 per cent below the first week of June. Citi said the tournament is diverting part of players’ gambling budgets towards sports betting, contributing to weaker casino revenue. The bank also noted declines in both VIP and mass-market gaming volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the slowdown, Citigroup maintained its June GGR forecast of MOP19bn (US$2.3bn)<\/strong>, an estimated 10 per cent year-on-year decline. The bank added that upcoming concerts in Macau could help support visitor arrivals and gaming demand during the second half of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau forecasts 10% increase in summer holiday visitor arrivals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The investment bank estimates Macau generated MOP9bn in gaming revenue during the first two weeks of June, with the World Cup reducing spending at local casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777028006,"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 Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) reached an estimated MOP9bn (US$1.12bn) in the first two weeks of June, with Citigroup attributing a slower daily run rate to the FIFA World Cup diverting player spend. Despite the initial dip, the investment bank maintains its MOP19bn June GGR forecast, anticipating recovery from upcoming concerts.","focusai_entities":"Citigroup, FIFA World Cup","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"World Cup GGR Impact?","query":"What specific gaming verticals within Macau's casino operations were most impacted by the diversion of player spend to sports betting during the FIFA World Cup period?"},{"label":"H2 June GGR Outlook?","query":"What is the projected GGR recovery trajectory for the second half of June, considering the anticipated uplift from scheduled concerts and visitor arrivals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,24628,158],"tags":[24868,24955,257],"class_list":["post-777043569","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-citigroup","tag-gross-gaming-revenue-ggr","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043569","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=777043569"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043615,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043569\/revisions\/777043615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}