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Macau Oct GGR at least to match 2017 monthly record

Oct 23, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Several estimates by brokerages regarding Macau’s monthly casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) for October see a similar level or slight improvement over 2017′s year-high October data. In two...

Casino ops’ own shuttle from HKZM Bridge from Oct 24

Oct 23, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A shuttle bus service jointly run by Macau’s six casino operators, to take people arriving at the Macau boundary checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) Bridge to the two ferry terminals in...

Another bus biz details Macau casino link via HKZM Bridge

Oct 22, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Another licensed cross-border bus service – this one branded as “Hong Kong-Macau Express” – announced over the weekend a passenger service between Kowloon, Hong Kong and several Macau...

Beijing’s top man in Macau dies after reported fall

Oct 22, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The most senior Chinese mainland official in Macau charged with witnessing the implementation of the ‘One country, two systems’ policy and the local efforts at economic diversification has died...

HKZM Bridge open to traffic Oct 24: Macau govt

Oct 20, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) Bridge opens to traffic at 9am on October 24 (Wednesday), the Macau government confirmed in a Friday evening press release. The operational launch will follow an...

Macau casino op competitiveness important: Leong

Oct 19, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Current casino operators’ efforts to make Macau a ‘world centre of tourism and leisure’ and “internationally competitive” were important to the city’s government, said...

Macau govt gaming tax receipts US$9.95bln so far in 2018

Oct 19, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau

The Macau government collected nearly MOP80.32 billion (US$9.95 billion) in direct taxes on gaming in the city in the first three quarters of this year, 17 percent more than in the corresponding...

Studio City’s Pacha club closes, new attraction due

Oct 19, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd confirmed to GGRAsia that it will be replacing the Pacha Macau nightclub (pictured) at Studio City with a new entertainment venue, to be called...

Studio City shares end 24pct higher in trading debut

Oct 19, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

Studio City International Holdings Ltd, the controlling entity of the Studio City casino resort (pictured) in Cotai, Macau, rose as much as 48 percent in its trading debut Thursday on the New York...

Arnaldo Ho fronts surprise Cotai scheme honouring father

Oct 18, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

An under–construction project for a new HKD5-billion (US$637.8 million) Cotai resort fronted by a son of Macau gaming entrepreneur Stanley Ho Hung Sun was only revealed publicly on Thursday at a...