Economy of Macau

Macau casinos' revenue climbs to HK$290b in 2012

3 Jan 2013

Macau's casino industry put in a stronger-than-expected performance in December, ending the year with record gross gaming revenue both in annual and monthly terms.

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Budget travellers squeezed in Macau

3 Dec 2012

Budget travellers may find once-sleepy Macau offering them fewer options as most hotel rooms in the "Las Vegas of the East" are now supplied by five-star hotels.

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Macau residents get record 8,000 pataca handout

14 Nov 2012

Macau residents will receive their biggest cash handout next year since 2008 - 8,000 patacas for permanent residents and 4,800 for non-permanent ones, Chief Executive Dr Fernando Chui Sai-on said...

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US$50 million Macau fund injection shows confidence in city

19 Sep 2012

Sniper Capital, a manager of real estate funds invested in Macau, is raising a capital injection for its fund that invests in the food and beverage industry and retail properties in view of the...

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Main attractions at the Macau International Music Festival

9 Sep 2012

Highlights of the 26th Macau International Music Festival

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Casino ban seen as raw deal for young

12 Aug 2012

A law banning under-21s from casinos in Macau has stirred a fierce debate among academics and workers' associations in the city.

The new rule, which takes effect in November, is...

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Opinion

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The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Tables turning at Macau casinos

Gaming revenue in Macau edged up 1.5 per cent in July, beating some predictions of a downturn on a year-on-year basis. But the growth is still the slowest since the global financial crisis in 2008...

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Public projects get tiny slice of Macau's billions

Macau is raking in billions from its gambling boom - but only a tiny fraction of it is being invested in infrastructure.

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Macau's bet on non-gaming revenues slow to pay off

It's dead on a spring afternoon at the Macao Museum of Art, where a handful of visitors peruse a collection of porcelain objects normally kept behind closed doors in Beijing's Forbidden City....

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A blast from the repast

As the first and last European colony in China, Macau has had more than 400 years to develop its unique culinary culture. It's a tradition that extends way beyond the spots familiar to the casual...

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Five held over Macau file-sharing website

Macau customs officials arrested a suspect in connection with the operation of a website which charged users for illegal song and movie downloads.

It is believed the suspect thought...

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Wynn casino resort to cost US$4b

US casino magnate Steve Wynn said yesterday that his new Cotai casino resort in Macau would cost US$4 billion to build.

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