Last month’s figure drops by 25.9 per cent month-on-month as city fights its worst Covid-19 outbreak, leaving Macao almost empty of visitors.
Macau casinos
Macau’s gaming revenue growth rose 5.7 percent to 24.3 billion patacas (US$ 3.03 billion) in February, the slowest pace since January 2017, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) said Thursday.
Macau’s first casino emergency response drill by various government law enforcement agencies and other government bodies took place in the early hours of this morning at Galaxy Macau.
Macau’s casino gaming receipts rose 22.1 percent to 26.63 billion patacas (US3.31 billion) in October, according to data released by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Wednesday.
Gross revenue from Macao casinos registered a year-on-year positive growth in July, up 12 consecutive months of monthly growth, to 22.96 million patacas (US$ 2870 million), according to official data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.
Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan said Thursday that enhancing security in the 39 city’s casinos was “an urgent matter”, even though there was a low risk of the city being attacked.