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High Rollers (VIP) whales

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jan25 As receitas do bacará VIP subiram 21% entre 2023 e 2024, mas representaram apenas 24% das contas globais dos casinos e 40% do nível registado em 2019. Comparativamente, ao ano pré-pandemia, a facturação desse segmento sofreu uma quebra de 80,5 mil milhões de patacas, segundo dados oficiais. Em contrapartida, o mercado de massas cresceu 9,4% no mesmo intervalo de tempo https://jtm.com.mo/local/jogo-vip-ainda-so-atingiu-40-nivel-de-2019/ jan25 Crackdown on junkets ‘very positive’, illicit online gambling a rising threat: Vickers By Newsdesk Risk mitigation consultant Steve Vickers has praised the authorities’ crackdown on junket activities in recent years but warns that new risks are emerging, particularly from illicit online gambling. “The moves against the junkets were timely and have been mostly effective, so that’s very positive,” Vickers said on the sidelines of a business luncheon held on Thursday by the British Chamber of Commerce in Macau. The former head of the Hong Kong P...