Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau

Macau experiences 90% tumble in September gaming revenues

October 1, 2020

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

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is reportedly continuing to negatively impact the 39 casinos in Macau as their aggregated gross gaming revenues for the whole of last month dropped by 90% year-on-year to stand ...

Macau legislator comes out in favor of limited legalized iGaming

Adam Morgan

September 23, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Lottery, Online Gambling News, Macau, Sports betting, Taxation

In Macau and a senior legislator has reportedly urged the government to consider legalizing some forms of iGaming so as to help the city’s public coffers recover from the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pande...

Macau gaming regulator refutes lottery legalization rumors

Adam Morgan

September 7, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Lottery, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Macau, Sports betting

In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly poured cold water on speculation that it may be about to launch a lottery similar to the Mark Six service already offered to p...

Macau casinos record disappointing August gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

September 1, 2020

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

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...

Second-quarter employee redundancies for Macau junket firms

Adam Morgan

July 28, 2020

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

In Macau and the number of people employed by the enclave’s many casino junket operators reportedly dropped by around 5,200 during the three months to the end of June to approximately 82,300. According to a ...

Macau records lacklustre June aggregated gross gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

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...