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2022-2024 reforms corrected Macau’s casino industry imbalance

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 ab25 The new regulatory framework overhaul that was implemented through reforms in 2022 and 2024 led to “major corrections” in the  Macau  casino industry rather than routine updates, aimed at fixing what had become a dangerously unbalanced system after two decades of breakneck expansion, gaming law expert Jorge Godinho argues in a recent study. “There were too many gaming promoters and VIP rooms, too much credit for gaming, and too much money moving out of China,” Godinho writes in his  study ,  The Macau SAR Regulation of Casino Gaming: Structural Features After the Reforms of 2022–2024 . Jorge Godinho, Gaming Law Expert “Numerous casinos were built, but not that many non-gaming services were developed.” The reforms come after years of unsustainable growth, followed by sharp decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. The gaming industry peaked in 2013/14 but entered what Godinho describes as “a bumpy ride that became a freefall.” Macau’s reliance on high-rolling V...

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ab25 Macau pode perder algum turismo do interior e do exterior do País, mas também verá a população pagar mais caro alguns produtos com a Guerra commercial lançada pela Administração de Donald Trump. É a opinião de António Félix Pontes que lembra que os Estados Unidos querem com estas medidas tentar prejudicar a China https://www.tdm.com.mo/pt/news-detail/1078011?isvideo=false&lang=pt&shortvideo=0&category=all ab25  limited impact to the Macau gaming sector Any  impact on consumer demand  for Macau tourism and gambling stemming from the United States-China trade tariff row, might come as a result of “a ripple effect on more cost-conscious travellers/casino-goers,” says CreditSights Inc. in a Thursday memo. But the financial research firm added: “At this juncture, we think there is limited impact to the Macau gaming sector at the fundamental level as we still expect China’s 2025 GDP [gross domestic product] growth at 4.7 percent,” above market consensus of 4.5 ...