Macau gaming revenue increases after 17 months
Bloomberg
Macau gaming revenue last month surged from a year earlier, when casinos shut down for 15 days as COVID-19 began to sweep across the globe.
However, gaming operators were still seeing a lukewarm recovery as the pandemic continues to make travel difficult for gamblers.
Gross gaming revenue last month rose 136 percent to 7.3 billion patacas (US$915 million), Macau Gaming Inspection & Coordination Bureau data showed.
Pedestrians wearing face masks as they walk along a pavement in Macau on Jan. 22 last year. Macau’s gaming revenue rose 136 percent year-on-year to 7.3 billion patacas (US$915 million) but fell 8.9 percent from the previous month.