(Lei dos) junkets
jul26 The Macau government has kept at 50 the cap on licensed gaming promoters – also known as junkets – for the year 2027, unchanged from the previous three years. The 2027 limit is still likely to be much higher than the city’s actual number of operating junkets over that coming 12 months. That is because the junket VIP segment remains “marginalised” in the local market amid competition from Macau casino operators acquiring VIP players directly, suggested veteran junket promoter U Io Hung, who heads the Macau Gaming Promoter Professionals Association. The 2027 limit was set by the city’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, according to an update published on the website of the local casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). The government has also for 2027 maintained respective caps on the number of junkets with which each of the city’s casino operators can work. Those figures are also the same as the previous three years. Sands China Ltd and SJM Holdings...