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US Casinos in Macau Will Not Be Treated Differently, Fitch Ratings Claim

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US Casinos in Macau Will Not Be Treated Differently, Fitch Ratings Claim

Fitch Ratings Inc insists that US-controlled casinos in Macau will not be treated any differently from casinos owned by Chinese entities. US casino subsidiaries are owned and operated by public entities listed in Hong Kong.

US Casinos in Macau Will Not Be Treated Differently, Fitch Ratings Claim. There are several US-Controlled Casino in the Macao. The US controlled companies are Wynn Maca Ltd, Sands China Ltd and MGM China Holdings Ltd.

US Casinos in Macau will not be treated differently, according to Fitch Ratings. Licenses are Macao's biggest issue. FITCH put the credit ratings of Macaese operators on "negative watch". The pandemic is also not making things easy for operators. The number of COVID-19 cases saw a small uptick in recent period. All ferry services between Macua and Shenzhen have been ceased.

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