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 may26 No ano passado, de acordo com os dados da Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos (DSEC), o benefício económico do jogo na totalidade do PIB de Macau (198,1 mil milhões de patacas) teve um peso de 47,3%, o que significa que o sector não jogo representou cerca de 52,7% da economia da região. O peso do sector não jogo nas receitas fiscais da RAEM é, porém, inferior a 20%. Na apresentação da consulta pública sobre o 3.º Plano Quinquenal da RAEM, as autoridades afirmaram que este é um objectivo viável para os próximos cinco anos e garantiram que, para alcançar a meta dos 60%, não será restringido o desenvolvimento do sector do jogo.   HENRY LEI OPTIMISTA   Os economistas ouvidos pelo PONTO FINAL dividem-se nas suas opiniões. Henry Lei está optimista. O professor de Economia Empresarial na Universidade de Macau e vice-presidente da Associação Económica de Macau começa por assinalar a “real necessidade de uma diversificação económica moderada”, de forma a gerar um ...

 may26 The penthouse is full; the lobby is half-empty. Macau’s post-pandemic recovery may look healthy on paper, but a gaming scholar says the real momentum is increasingly concentrated at the top end of the market, where VIP and premium players are outpacing the broader mass segment. The takeaway for operators: fewer guests can still mean bigger business if the spending power is there:  Premium gaming and experiential tourism emerge as key growth drivers for Macau’s post-pandemic recovery. Asia’s gaming and integrated resort sector has recovered from the pandemic, but recovery alone is no longer enough to secure its future, Zhonglu Zeng , President of the Asia-Pacific Association for Gambling Studies, told delegates at the G2E Asia + Asian IR Expo 2026 in Macau. Speaking on market trends and the outlook for the IR and tourism industry, Zeng argued that the post-pandemic rebound has masked a deep bifurcation between the premium and mass segments — a structural shift that ...

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 jul26 Macau’s real test isn’t gaming anymore Bigger entertainment floors and resort lobbies that include an arena, a theme park, or a museum do not serve to create a diversified economy. In fact, they can serve as a means of extended player engagement. It is casino diversification when there is no genuine intention to gamble. The regional dimension is also critical. For Macau to realise its ambition of becoming a “city of events”, including concerts and conventions, the necessary hotel capacity, transport infrastructure, and workforce must exist beyond its own borders. Hengqin, the cooperation zone right across the border, is supposed to serve as the release valve. If developed properly, it will extend Macau’s capacity. If developed poorly, it will be just another example of high ambition and no execution. By Andrea Pimpini Master’s candidate in International Integrated Resort Management and Research Assistant,  University of Macau https://macaubusiness.com/opinion-macau...

 mai26 Macau courts consolidated stance on gaming concessionaires’ liability in junket cases – Lawyers By  Newsdesk The Macau courts have clarified the scope of joint liability of gaming concessionaires for obligations undertaken by junket operators, in a series of rulings that reshape the legal framework of the city’s casino industry, according to a legal analysis. Accoding to a dispatch by lawyers Bruno Almeida and Belmiro Leong, respectivelly a partner and associate at law firm Riquito Advogados, gaming promoters, formally recognised under Law No. 16/2001 and regulated by Administrative Regulation No. 6/2002, long played a central role in attracting clients and managing gaming rooms, however since 2015, a wave of cases emerged after junket operators defaulted on deposits, raising questions over concessionaires’ liability. In November 2021, the Court of Final Appeal ruled concessionaires were jointly liable for deposits linked directly to gaming activity. “The rationale bein...