Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau

Macau records lacklustre June aggregated gross gaming revenues

July 1, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The 39 casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for June drop by almost 97% year-on-year to just over $89.69 million due in large part to the impact of ongoing coronavirus-related ...

Recovery in Macau aggregated gross gaming revenues remains elusive

Adam Morgan

June 1, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Travel restrictions implemented to help stop the spread of coronavirus were reportedly largely to blame as Macau recorded a 93.2% year-on-year decrease in aggregated gross gaming revenues for last month to just...

Macau experiences 96.8% drop in April aggregated gross gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

May 1, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Last month reportedly saw aggregated gross gaming revenues from the 39 casinos in Macau decrease by an unprecedented 96.8% year-on-year to slightly over $94.42 million as travel restrictions implemented due to ...

Macau records discouraging March casino revenues tally

Adam Morgan

April 1, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Last month reportedly saw the 39 casinos in Macau record an almost 80% drop year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to slightly over $658.31 million due in large part to the ongoing impact of the coron...

Macau gaming regulator asks for casino staff layoffs to be suspended

Adam Morgan

March 5, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau, Labor Relations

In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly sent letters to every one of the city’s six licensed casino operators asking that they temporarily refrain from implementing s...

Coronavirus fears ruin Macau’s February gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

March 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The 39 active casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for February plummet by 87.8% year-on-year to just $387.2 million as a direct result of the measures put into place to stop t...

Macau casinos to re-open from tomorrow with reduced capacity

Adam Morgan

February 19, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau and casinos hoping to re-open following the temporary 15-day coronavirus shutdown will reportedly be required to reduce the number of gaming tables and slots on offer and disperse staff breaks so as to...

Macau casinos urged to join fight against ‘viral pneumonia’ outbreak

Adam Morgan

January 3, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, The Players Lounge, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Macau and health officials have reportedly advised the city’s many casinos to take a variety of measures such as installing body temperature monitors so as to help stop a potential outbreak of ‘viral pneumon...

No RFID chip worries for Macau casino regulator

Adam Morgan

January 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Macau, Labor Relations

In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has reportedly announced that it remains committed to protecting the well-being of the city’s many casino employees following the emergence of concerns...

Macau casinos end the year on a downer following disappointing December

Adam Morgan

January 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The 41 casinos in Macau reportedly ended December on a downward note after recording a 13.7% year-on-year decrease in monthly aggregated gross gaming revenues to slightly over $2.84 billion. According to a W...

Macau implements gaming floor prohibition for off-duty casino employees

Adam Morgan

December 28, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Labor Relations

In Macau, new legislation that prohibits employees of the city’s many locally-licensed junket firms and casinos from setting foot on a gaming floor outside of their normal working hours has reportedly come into...

Macau casinos post disappointing aggregated November revenues figure

Adam Morgan

December 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The over 35 casinos in Macau reportedly experienced a disappointing November after chalking up an 8.5% year-on-year decrease in aggregated gross gaming revenues to slightly over $2.83 billion. According to a...

Slight improvement in September aggregated gross gaming revenues for Macau

Adam Morgan

October 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Following two months of comparable declines and aggregated gross gaming revenues from the over 35 casinos in Macau reportedly recovered in September courtesy of an increase of 0.57% year-on-year to slightly ove...

Ominous forecast concerning Macau gaming revenues for September

Adam Morgan

September 10, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau and the enclave’s Economy and Finance Secretary has reportedly warned that aggregated gross gaming revenues for September are likely to be lower when compared with the same month last year. Accordin...

Gloomy prediction for future Macau aggregated gross gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

September 9, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The boss for prominent Asian junket operator, Suncity Group, has reportedly predicted that Macau could see an up to 20% decline year-on-year in fourth-quarter aggregated gross gaming revenues to around $7.79 bi...