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jan25 Gaming revenue generated by mass market baccarat reached MOP 137.9 billion (USD 17.2 billion) last year, surpassing the levels recorded in the pre-pandemic full year of 2019, according to data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). In contrast, VIP baccarat gaming revenue totalled MOP 54.7 billion (USD 6.8 billion), accounting for 40 per cent of 2019 levels and making up 24 per cent of the total GGR figure for 2024 (MOP 226.8 billion/USD 28.3 billion)), down from 46 per cent in 2019. https://www.macaubusiness.com/2024-mass-market-baccarat-revenue-surpasses-pre-pandemic-levels/ dec24 Luta de classesLee alerta para o perigo de mercado de massas “fugir” de Macau Aconversa com Ben Lee surge no contexto de uma palestra que protagonizou, recente- mente, sobre os dois anos das novas concessões de jogo. Promovida pela Câmara de Comér- cio França-Macau, a sessão teve como nome “Macau New Gaming Landscape: Two years into concessions, what now?”, tendo o analista e sócio...

jul24 Ricky Hoi Io Meng, deputy director of Macao Government Tourism Office, hinted in Thursday comments that changes to local casinos’ provision of free snacks and drinks on gaming floors “should not have a big impact to the visitors”. GGRAsia had previously approached the city’s casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, for comment on the claims of government pushback against the practice of casino operators distributing free food and drinks to patrons – as mentioned on social media several weeks ago – but had not received a reply. The free food and drink trend appeared anecdotally to have been on the rise this year. “I don’t have any comment on these kinds of new methods,” said Mr Hoi (pictured in a file photo), in comments to the television news service of local public broadcaster TDM. https://www.ggrasia.com/no-sign-casino-snack-topic-hits-tourism-says-macau-official/ jun24 A move by Macau’s concessionaires to limit the provision of free snacks to visitors m...

 Jun24 Macau’s casino industry could benefit from clearer guidelines on the use of face recognition technology on gaming floors, particularly for marketing purposes. That is the opinion of Graça Saraiva (pictured, centre right), legal consultant and data protection officer for casino operator Sands china Ltd. “It would be good to have more specific and clear guidelines from the regulator in what concerns facial recognition technology at gaming tables,” Ms Saraiva said on Thursday. She was speaking during a panel session of the conference segment of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia 2024 casino industry trade show in Macau. Ms Saraiva was responding to a question about the use of ‘smart’ gaming tables in the context of the Macau market, and how to take advantage of the functions offered by such types of equipment – including making use of facial recognition and artificial intelligence for business purposes – while ensuring player data protection. https://www.ggrasia.c...

jan25 Residents living close to tourist sites complain of excessive crowding and noise https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/residents-living-close-to-tourist-sites-complain-of-excessive-crowding-and-noise.html  jun24 Macau International Airport only currently offers a scheduled air service to one of the 10 Chinese mainland cities recently added to China’s exit visa system for independent travellers to go to Macau or Hong Kong, known as the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS). That is according to GGRAsia’s review of Macau International Airport’s timetable, which shows a service to Qingdao, in the country’s eastern Shandong province. It is run by Macau’s legacy carrier Air Macau, which offers four round trip flights per week. But Zhuhai Airport (pictured), in the mainland’s Guangdong province city Zhuhai, next door to Macau, does serve many of the new IVS cities by domestic air link, while Hong Kong International Airport serves others, show GGRAsia’s checks. Zhuhai Airport is also now   li...

jan25 The number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed by Macau’s gaming operators surged to a record 3,837 in 2024, marking an 11.8 percent increase year-on-year, according to data released by the Macau Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) on Wednesday. This figure represents the highest annual tally since the GIF’s establishment in 2006. The office is tasked with collecting, analysing, and forwarding reports of suspected money laundering and terrorist financing to law enforcement agencies. Gaming operators accounted for 73.2 percent of the total 5,245 STRs submitted across Macau last year, a citywide increase of 13.7 percent from 2023. This overall total also set a new annual record for the territory. Out of the 5,245 STRs recorded in 2024, the GIF—integrated into the Macau Unitary Police Service last year—referred 142 cases to the Public Prosecutions Office for further investigation. STRs are triggered by customer behaviours that may indicate money laundering activities, suc...