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Analysis: Macau casinos deal themselves a tough hand with big non-gaming investment pledges

New casino licenses with shorter contracts took effect Jan. 1 Operators suffered worst year on record in 2022 amid COVID-19 Challenges include diversifying from core gaming, labour shortages HONG KONG, Jan 3 (Reuters) - (This Jan. 2 story has been refiled to correct Melco's name and stock symbol in the second paragraph) As casinos in Macau begin…

Finance ・ 04 January 2023

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Macau Casinos Have Secured Gaming Licence Renewals but at a Hefty Cost

Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Casinos in Macau, also known as the Las Vegas of Asia, are starting their end of the year celebrations early this year - their casino licenses have just been renewed after a months-long agonizing wait, easing investor fears about the future of the…

Covid ・ 19 December 2022

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Macau Casinos to Invest $15bn Into Non-Gambling Areas

Macau casinos will invest $15bn mostly towards non-gambling interests over the next decade. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Six Macau casinos will invest $15bn predominantly towards non-gambling activities over the next ten years as part of their new license agreements. part of the new license agreements the casinos signed last month The non-gaming…

Travel ・ 17 December 2022

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Macau casino stocks: Can Sands and Wynn see further boost from Beijing license agreement?

Macau casino stocks have jumped since early November. Beijing announcing existing licences will be renewed and hopes of an end/easing in covid restrictions are seen as key reasons for the stock rises. Sands China (Sands China) currently at HK$24 is up over 57% in the last month. Wynn Macau (WYNN)- currently at HK$7.74 is up 121% over the month. MGM…

Finance ・ 05 December 2022

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Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts named Macao’s gaming concession winners

Three Las Vegas-based companies got a welcome boost Saturday when the Macao government announced they had been granted provisional approval to continue operating casinos in the Chinese enclave for the next 10 years. Macao's special administrative region government announced Saturday that MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts along with three…

Travel ・ 13 December 2022

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Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn, 3 others

BEIJING (AP) - Macao has tentatively renewed the casino licenses of MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and three Chinese rivals after they promised to help diversify its economy by investing in non-gambling attractions, the government said Saturday. The announcement is positive news for owners who have invested billions of dollars to build…

Travel ・ 01 December 2022

Reuters

Analysis: Genting aims to upend Macau casino landscape in bidding war

HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Malaysian group Genting has emerged as a strong contender to unseat an incumbent Macau casino operator for a new license, analysts and executives say, unleashing possibly the biggest shakeup in the world's largest gambling hub in over two decades. Only six slots will be available for the seven applicants, Macau's…

Covid ・ 30 September 2022

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Macau casino bids include surprise

Malaysia's Genting challenges incumbents as licences up for renewal in world's top gambling hub People walk past Casino Lisboa in Macau. (Reuter File Photo) HONG KONG: The government of Macau opened bids on Friday from seven companies, including a wildcard from Malaysian operator Genting, for licences to operate casinos in the world's biggest…

Covid ・ 22 September 2022

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Gambling giant Macau opens bids from 7 casinos, Genting a wildcard

RESORTS WORLD. Signage of Genting Malaysiau2019s Resorts World is displayed at its casino, hotel, and entertainment park in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, September 16, 2022. Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters All six incumbent Macau players submit bids, together with GMM Limited, a holding company of Genting Group chairman Sri Lim Kok Thay HONG KONG -…

Covid ・ 16 September 2022

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Gambling giant Macau opens bids from seven casinos, Genting a wildcard

HONG KONG, Sept 16 - Macau's government opened bids on Friday from seven companies, including a wildcard from Malaysian operator Genting, for licenses to operate casinos in the world's biggest gambling hub, kicking off a closely watched battle for six available slots. Macau's top officials including the city's Economy and Finance secretary Lei Wai…

Covid ・ 16 September 2022

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Las Vegas Casinos Should See Bump From Macau Reopening

Macau has been in dire straits for more than the past week. Earlier this month, the Chinese government announced that it would close all casinos in Macau starting July 11 as the region battles a covid-19 outbreak that infected nearly 1500 people over a three week period in the city of 680000. During previous outbreaks, the Chinese government had…

Land-based ・ 21 July 2022

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Las Vegas Strip Casino Leaders Take Unexpected Covid Hit

Covid crushed the travel business and few cities took a bigger hit than Las Vegas. Under orders from Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), the city's casinos, hotels and restaurants closed for roughly two months in the early days of the pandemic. The reopening of Sin City was a slow process, with the two biggest Las Vegas Strip players -- Caesars…

Covid ・ 11 July 2022

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Macau closes casinos, most businesses as Covid outbreak worsens

Hong Kong (AFP) - Macau on Saturday announced a weeklong shutdown of its casinos and non-essential businesses as the Chinese gambling hub confronted its worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Macau will enter "static management" for a week starting July 11 and residents must stay home, with rulebreakers liable to be jailed for up to two years, top city…

Covid ・ 09 July 2022

Taipei Times

COVID-19: Stocks in Macau casinos fall as virus restrictions kick in

Macau casino stocks yesterday slumped as the Chinese gaming hub battled a COVID-19 outbreak, which has prompted tightened social distancing restrictions and mass testing. The sector has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with vital tourism revenues wiped out by some of the world's harshest measures to tackle the virus - including tough border…

Covid ・ 20 June 2022

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Macau used to be China's 'good kid', but as Beijing turns on its gambling industry, everything might change

Unlike Hong Kong, Macau has long been nicknamed "the good kid" by Beijing. It was a playground for high rollers from the mainland, who turned this semi-autonomous port city into the world's richest gambling hub. Macau lived under the same "one country, two systems" political model as Hong Kong, just 62 kilometres away, allowing it to also operate a…

Industry ・ 21 January 2022

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Why Macau’s Casinos Are Still The Best Bet For Wynn And Las Vegas Sands

B efore the pandemic, Macau was the world's most lucrative gaming market in the world. But after nearly two years of outbreaks and lockdowns, which largely closed the borders of the autonomous region belonging to China to visitors, gambling revenues for the last 10 months are still down 70% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Macau casino stocks are…

Covid ・ 01 December 2021

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Asia’s Casino Fortunes Falter As Macau Threatens Crackdown On Gaming

Several of the region's wealthiest casino moguls saw their fortunes tumble this week after officials in Macau launched a regulatory review that threatens to tighten the government's grip on "Asia's Las Vegas." The Macau government said on Tuesday that it's seeking to re-evaluate the laws that govern the world's largest gambling hub. The 45-day…

Incidents ・ 17 September 2021

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Covid-19 has China’s gambling hub on a long losing streak

Business remains muted in the once-bustling casinos of Macau more than a year and a half into the Covid-19 pandemic, while gambling operators wait for tourists to return en masse to the Chinese city. In August, gross gambling revenue in Macau slumped to the equivalent of $554 million, its lowest monthly total this year and a far cry from the $3…

Covid ・ 01 September 2021