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Macau gaming revenue rises as summer demand eases crackdown fears
Macau’s gaming revenue rose 14.8% in August, exceeding forecasts as demand for entertainment rose during China’s summer vacation.
September 01, 2024
China Focus
Macau's crown slips, but second wind with reopening deals a better hand
Macau is back to its bustling self
May 25, 2023
China Focus
Macau casinos shut thousands of hotel rooms in labour crunch
Everybody's struck unprepared
April 06, 2023
China Focus
Macau casino stocks face a reckoning after searing rally
The near-vertical move has come as an array of positive news ignited hopes of a revival in the gaming hub.
December 16, 2022
Covid-19
Macau shuts all casinos as city's worst outbreak widens
Macau is following China’s Covid playbook
July 10, 2022
China Focus
Junket King's arrest spurs selloff as key Macau market targeted
The pandemic -- which effectively erased Macau’s chief source of revenue -- has hammered the industry.
November 30, 2021
China Focus
Macau casinos see US$18 billion wipeout as China tightens grip
The six big casino operators fell a record 23%.
September 15, 2021
Fintech
Macau moves step closer to digital currency in threat to casinos
The virtual currency is to reduce money laundering, tax evasion and terrorism financing, according to Ho.
April 14, 2021
Covid-19
Gambling mecca Macau suspends casino operations to help curb coronavirus spread
The likely closing of casinos comes as the entire region has been nearly shut off to travel, depriving the gambling centre access to its biggest customers.
February 04, 2020
China Focus
Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China
MACAU/HONG KONG (Dec 12): Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Macau next week to announce a raft of new policies aimed at diversifying the city’s casino-dependent economy into a financial centre, according to over a dozen interviews with officials a
December 12, 2019