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Macau’s casino sector performance stabilising: Pansy Ho

Oct 17, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  


Macau’s casino sector performance stabilising: Pansy Ho

MGM China Holdings Ltd co-chairperson Pansy Ho Chiu King says Macau’s casino sector is showing signs of stabilisation.

“We can see that the general market is gradually stabilising,” Ms Ho (pictured) told members of the media.

She added: “Not only gaming revenue; [but also] the number of visitor arrivals and consumption demand are stabilising,” Ms Ho said. “This is very positive,” she stated, as quoted by public broadcaster TDM.

She was talking at the Global Tourism Economy Forum, which took place in Macau during the weekend. Ms Ho is vice chairperson and secretary-general of the Forum. The initiative aims to discuss the international impact of tourism on economic development.

Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose 7.4 percent year-on-year in September, to MOP18.40 billion (US$2.30 billion), announced on October 1 the local regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

The result marked only the second time in 28 months that monthly revenue had not contracted, judged year-on-year. The improvement began in August, when monthly casino GGR expanded by 1.1 percent after 26 straight months of decline.

Following the two consecutive months of GGR expansion judged year-on-year, there has been some optimism among operators and investors that the market might at least be stabilising. Two senior executives of casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd said earlier this month that Macau’s gaming sector was starting to show some sustained performance in October.

In her comments to media over the weekend, Ms Ho did not provide any estimate for the performance of Macau’s casino sector. She said several government initiatives introduced in recent years – including infrastructure development and promotion campaigns – would be beneficial for Macau’s overall tourism industry.

MGM China owns and operates the MGM Macau casino-hotel on the Macau peninsula. The firm is building MGM Cotai, a new casino resort in Macau’s Cotai district. The property is currently scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2017.

Ms Ho recently reduced her stake in MGM China to 22.49 percent, while U.S.-based MGM Resorts International’s stake in the firm increased to approximately 56 percent.


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