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Macau casinos see worst year on record after gaming revenue drops 51% in 2022

Macau casinos have posted their worst year since 2004 as China's strict Covid Zero policies wrought havoc on the gambling hub. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said Sunday that gross gaming revenue in December fell 56% from a year earlier to 3.48 billion patacas ($433 million), slightly below the median estimate of a 57% decline.…

Finance ・ 04 January 2023

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Macau gaming revenue declines to $374 million in November

Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) informed that the region's casino industry generated gross gaming revenues of MOP$3.0 (US$374 million) in November to mark the industry's 55.6% lower gross revenue in comparison with the same period last year. In November, Macau's casino industry also experienced a 23.1% downfall in revenue…

Finance ・ 03 December 2022

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Macau casino gaming revenue hits all-time low in July collecting only $49M amid Covid restrictions

According to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macau's gaming revenue has hit an all-time low; their worst month ever since records began in 2009. Data shows gross gaming revenue fell 95% to 398 million patacas ($49 million) in July, 98% lower than pre-pandemic levels. Macau's casinos reopened on July 23, after a nearly two-week…

Covid ・ 24 September 2022

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Macau's casino losses exceed $2B mark in H1 as they await bidding process; recovery not expected until 2023

The struggle for Macau's casinos seems far from over. Macau's 41 casino operators reported half-year losses of $2 billion, and total gaming revenue came in at $3.3 billion. The latest numbers come as the city struggles to recover from its largest Covid outbreak, which saw the lock-down of casinos for two weeks, and as virus restrictions from the…

Covid ・ 24 August 2022

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Macau casinos reopen at 50% staff levels after two-week shutdown, but recovery prospects remain bleak

Macau casinos reopened Saturday after a nearly two-week shutdown mandated in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. However, without tourists, business was slow for the gaming venues, and analysts have estimated the closures could cost the casinos $1 billion. In response, the government said it intends to distribute $1.24 billion to those…

Covid ・ 25 July 2022

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Coronavirus consternation for Macau casinos

The large collection of casinos in the Asian city of Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for June plummet by over 62% year-on-year to hit a 21-month low of just over $306.47 million. According to a Friday report from Inside Asian Gaming citing official information from the enclave's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau…

Covid ・ 06 July 2022

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Macau casino revenue plunges 68% to new 18-month low in April amid tourism drought

Macau casino revenue has plunged to an 18-month low amid the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the gaming destination. Revenue for April fell 68% from a year earlier as the world's biggest gambling hub suffers from a tourist drought related to China's Covid lockdown measures. According to official data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination…

Travel ・ 02 June 2022

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Macau casinos experienced an April slump

The over 40 casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for April decline by over 68% year-on-year to hit a 19-month low of just over $331.19 million. According to a report from GGRAsia citing official information from the enclave's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator, the disappointing result equated to a…

Travel ・ 02 May 2022

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Why Are Macau Casinos Struggling in Pandemic Recovery?

Commenting in August 2020, analysts from investment bank JP Morgan predicted that the Macau gambling market would begin its road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-August that year. They estimated that casinos would recuperate 2019 levels of gross gaming revenue (GGR) by Q32021, pointing to the easing of travel restrictions and an…

Covid ・ 03 April 2022

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Macau's casino GGR grows 43.7% in 2021; marks nearly a third of pre-pandemic numbers

According to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macau's casinos secured MOP 7.96 million (USD 990.9M) in December, which accounts for a 1.8% increase in a year-over-year comparison. The full-year tally went up by 43.7% to MOP 86.8 billion (USD10.8B). The overall revenue for 2021 accounts for 29.5% of pre-pandemic…

Covid ・ 16 February 2022

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GGR at Macau Casinos Was up 44% Year-on-Year for 2021

Macau's casino sector had a much stronger performance in 2021 following a massively turbulent year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there were still pandemic-related issues to deal with in 2021, Macau's casinos managed to generate gross gaming revenue (GGR) of MOP$86.86bn (US$10.8bn), a 44% year-on-year improvement. still 70% lower than…

Covid ・ 03 January 2022

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Macau's casinos pin hopes on everyday gamblers after junket shutdowns

HONG KONG, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Macau's casinos face a bleak short-term outlook after shutting most of their lucrative gaming rooms catering to wealthy gamblers and as COVID-19 travel restrictions prevent the shift to mass-market customers that they will depend on in the future. The former Portuguese colony that is the world's biggest gambling hub in…

Covid ・ 21 December 2021

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Casino suppliers say Macau GGR maybe pre-crisis level, 2023

Macau's casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) might recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, two gaming equipment executives said during a Macau-based industry conference held online during Wednesday. Lloyd Robson, general manager for the Asia Pacific region, at casino gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, said he expected "some positive momentum" in…

Covid ・ 23 November 2021

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Macau Monthly Casino Revenue Fell to Year Low in October

Macau's monthly gross gaming revenue hit a record low for 2021 in October as the region continued to deal with the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Gross gaming revenue fell almost 29% month-on-month to around MOP4.37bn ($544.7m). a 40% year-on-year drop in October revenue Figures released by the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on…

Finance ・ 01 November 2021

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Third-quarter VIP baccarat receipts tumble in Macau

The 41 casinos in Macau reportedly saw the share of aggregated third-quarter gross gaming revenues they amassed from VIP baccarat players decrease by some 16.4% year-on-year to just over $737.7 million. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming citing official information from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator, this drop…

Baccarat ・ 19 October 2021

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Macau casino GGR down 37pct m-o-m in June: govt

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 37.4 percent sequentially in June, to MOP6.54 billion (US$817.7 million) compared to MOP10.45 billion in May. Judged year-on-year, June GGR was up 812.5 percent, according to data issued on Thursday by the city's casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, a body also known as…

Covid ・ 12 September 2021

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Downsized July casino tax tally for Macau

The over 40 casinos in Macau reportedly contributed just over $319.63 million in aggregated gaming taxes for July as they continued to be negatively affected by the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming citing official information from the enclave's Financial Services Bureau, the final tally…

Finance ・ 09 September 2021

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Covid-19 has China’s gambling hub on a long losing streak

Business remains muted in the once-bustling casinos of Macau more than a year and a half into the Covid-19 pandemic, while gambling operators wait for tourists to return en masse to the Chinese city. In August, gross gambling revenue in Macau slumped to the equivalent of $554 million, its lowest monthly total this year and a far cry from the $3…

Covid ・ 01 September 2021

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Macau casino GGR falls 79pct in full year 2020: govt

Macau's casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) shrank 79.3 percent year-on-year in calendar year 2020, amid the disruption to travel and the economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The data was released on Friday by the local regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, a body also known as DICJ. Calendar-year GGR was approximately…

Covid ・ 20 June 2021

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Macau Casinos See First GGR Rise Since September 2019

After a difficult 2020 impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Macau casinos saw gross gaming revenue (GGR) increase for the first time since 2019 last month. Macau gaming revenue totaled MOP 7.31bn ($915.3m) for the month of February According to data released by Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macau gaming…

New Year ・ 31 July 2021

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Macau casino GGR down 9pct m-o-m in February: govt

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined 8.9 percent sequentially in February, to MOP7.31 billion (US$914 million), compared to just above MOP8.02 billion in January, according to data issued on Monday by the city's casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, a body also known as DICJ. February GGR was up 135.6 percent…

New Year ・ 18 May 2021

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Macau casinos slow slide in December, second year of negative growth

Macau casino gaming revenue showed a modest flicker of life in December, but it wasn't enough to rescue a year of negativity. Figures released Friday by Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) show the special administrative region of China posted gaming revenue total of MOP7.8b (US$978m) in December, 65.8% below December 2019's…

Travel ・ 19 January 2021

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August annoyance for Macau casinos

The 39 casinos in Macau reportedly continued to be negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic last month as their aggregated gross gaming revenues decreased by 94.5% year-on-year to stand at just over $166.61 million. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming citing official information from the enclave's Gaming Inspection and…

Covid ・ 07 May 2021