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 nov26 The Macau government plans to review the progress made by the city’s six casino operators on both the gaming and non-gaming investments pledged under their concession contracts. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Macau’s Chief Executive, Sam Hou Fai (pictured), as part of his 2026 Policy Address delivered at the city’s Legislative Assembly. According to Mr Sam, officials will assess the concessionaires’ investment projects, the amounts already used, their fulfilment of social responsibilities, and their compliance with all legal obligations. The review is to cover the 2023–2025 period. The local authorities will also press operators to honour the pledges made when their current concessions were granted, including the delivery of planned gaming-related facilities and substantial non-gaming projects. Mr Sam said the local authorities aimed to encourage the casino sector to diversify its tourism offerings, urging companies to “develop varied tourism projects and products”....

 Jogo Actualizadas regras do Póquer de Três Cartas A partir de hoje, as concessionárias do jogo passam a estar sujeitas às novas regras para explorarem nos casinos o jogo Fortune Póquer de Três Cartas. A informação foi divulgada ontem, através de um despacho do secretário para a Economia e Finanças. De acordo com o documento oficial, o jogo é explorado em diferentes ca- sinos, mas agora passa a seguir um novo regulamento oficial, com regras diferentes que têm de respeitadas nas mesas de apostas. O Fortune Póquer de Três Cartas foi criado em 1994 e é uma modalidade de jogos de mesa em que o jogador aposta contra a casa, ao contrário do póquer em que os jogadores apostam uns contra os outros. A primeira vez que este jogo foi regulado em Macau foi em Junho de 2008. Ainda antes do final desse ano, o Governo fez uma nova actualização das regras, que estavam em vigor desde essa altura. HM 11/9/25

 nov25 Market sentiment, however, tells a different story. The Bloomberg Intelligence Index of Macau casino operators fell 10.3% in October, tracking investor caution over margins, regulatory scrutiny, and China’s slowing economy. The Hang Seng Index, meanwhile, slipped 3.5%, marking a fifth straight monthly decline. https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/macaus-gaming-recovery-outpaces-forecasts-despite-stormy-october.html

 ou25 Macau’s Judiciary Police recently cracked a fraud case involving gaming concessionaires, where four suspects utilized falsified bank account details to defraud two concessionaires of over HK$17.4 million (US$2.3 million) in “non-negotiable chips”. According to case details released by the Judiciary Police, the four arrested individuals comprise three Hong Kong residents (two males and one female) and one local Macau male. The suspects allegedly applied for gambling loans from four concessionaires in early October 2025, using forged electronic bank account balance documents – including a counterfeit HK$48 million balance statement from a Hong Kong bank -for gambling purposes. Two of the concessionaires declined to grant the loans, while the other two approved them. After obtaining the loans, the suspects withdrew the “non-negotiable chips” in multiple instalments and removed them from the casinos. One concessionaire reported the incident after detecting irregularities, claimin...

 out25 Income generated from inward direct investment by outside investors in Macau’s gaming sector rose by 53.2 percent year-on-year in 2024, standing at MOP30.83 billion (US$3.86 billion), according to data released on Friday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service. Macao’s gaming sector continued to record a net outflow of inward direct investment in 2024, amounting to MOP476 million, but the outflow “narrowed” compared with the previous year, the city’s Statistics and Census Service said. “This was mainly attributable to a decrease in loan repayments by some gaming enterprises to foreign shareholders or overseas affiliates,” it added. As of the end of 2024, the stock of inward direct investment in Macau’s gaming sector totalled MOP142.35 billion, slightly down by less than 0.1 percent year-on-year, the official data showed. The gaming sector remained by far the largest contributor to the city’s total stock of inward dir...

nov25 Espectáculos/Eventos: Pedidas medidas para combater especulação O deputado ligado à ATFPM, Che Sai Wang, afirma que é cada vez mais difícil comprar bilhetes para espetáculos em Macau, denuncia que as burlas estão a crescer, e apela ao Governo para obrigar as plataformas de venda a serem mais transparentes https://www.plataformamedia.com/2025/11/21/espectaculos-eventos-pedidas-medidas-para-combater-especulacao/ nov25 T he future of local sportspeople may hinge on the development of sports facilities in Hengqin, according to Antonio Monteiro, president of the Macanese Youth Association (AJM), who spoke with the Times. Questioned by the Times on the topic on the sidelines of the opening of the exhibition “Honors and Distinction – Memories of Macau Sports and Macanese Glory,” Monteiro explained that there is an undeniable fact: to develop sports and athletes, there is a need for sports facilities – something that Macau has lacked for many years. “If we think about this, all the lates...