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Macau

  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    Lex
    Macau’s big money days are behind it Premium content

    Gambling crimes bill would be highly effective in enforcing Beijing’s crackdown on illicit capital outflows from China

    A close-up of a roulette table with gaming chips
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    China’s Xi urges gambling hub Macau to diversify

    President visits territory to mark 25th anniversary of handover from Portugal

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2024
    News in-depth
    Gambling hub Macau rolls dice on new China-backed leader

    Former top judge Sam Hou Fai has criticised ‘wild’ expansion of territory’s gaming sector

    People walk past the bright neon-lit entrance of Casino Lisboa in Macau,  with taxis and a scooter on the street in front
  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    Casinos are winning big on Chinese stimulus

    Whale-spotting in Macau

  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Gambling hub Macau takes hard line on unlicensed currency traders

    Casinos supported by service that allows mainland visitors to get round China’s strict capital rules

    Aerial view of the Lisboa Casino complex in the southern Chinese enclave of Macau
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    OutlookWilliam Langley
    Macau’s Portuguese strive to preserve their cultural heritage

    As the casino city approaches the 25th anniversary of its handover to China, the challenges for the expat community are growing

    Sendo Square in Macau
  • Sunday, 31 March, 2024
    News in-depth
    Macau roars back as gamblers return to ‘Las Vegas of the east’

    Chinese territory set to become one of world’s fastest-growing economies as it recovers from Beijing crackdown

    Gamblers at The Parisian Macao
  • Monday, 22 May, 2023
    Travel & leisure industry
    Macau casinos mount comeback as mass-market players return

    Galaxy Entertainment says net revenue has recovered to more than half its pre-pandemic figures

    The Galaxy Macau casino and hotel
  • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
    Business InsightPrimrose Riordan
    An overdue reckoning for Macau’s casinos

    The falling of a gambling kingpin has raised questions about the industry reliance on ‘junket’ operators

    A croupier counts the chips at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau
  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Visual investigation
    Inside North Korea’s oil smuggling: triads, ghost ships and underground banks

    An investigation into the Chinese criminal networks helping to prop up the rogue nuclear regime

    A CGI reconstruction of the Unica, a vessel known to deliver oil to North Korea, in front of a map of East Asia
  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Travel & leisure industry
    MGM China leads casino operator recovery in Macau

    Market share increases and share price more than doubles as gamblers return to the table

    The MGM Grand Macau casino
  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Fall of Asia’s gambling kingpin augurs change for Macau industry

    Alvin Chau’s jailing comes as Beijing cracks down on money laundering and capital flight

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Lex
    Macau gaming: Chau’s jail term warns punters and investors alike Premium content

    Caution should now be applied to local gambling stocks

    A moving roulette wheel
  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Gambling industry
    Macau ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Former Suncity boss is highest-profile target of Beijing’s crackdown on VIP gambling and capital outflows

    Former Suncity Group chief executive Alvin Chau, pictured in Macau in 2020
  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Casino mecca Macau gambles on becoming a global tourist attraction

    Big Six operators will invest $15bn over 10 years, with more than 90% spent on non-gaming developments

    The Grand Lisboa casino sits in the middle of a Macau skyline picture
  • Monday, 26 December, 2022
    Chinese society
    Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs

    Explosion of cases and ban on more effective western shots lead residents to look abroad

    Tourists in Macao
  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Macau casino stocks soar after new licences granted

    Operators struggle to recover as Beijing’s strict pandemic rules curb tourism

    Macau’s Casino Lisboa
  • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
    Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd
    Hong Kong casino tycoon considers Macau move to avoid US delisting

    Melco is exploring a loophole as negotiations between Beijing and Washington reach a stalemate

    A picture of Melco chair Lawrence Ho
  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    Lex
    Macau/gaming: casino operators bet on unlikely comeback Premium content

    Recovery is a distant prospect given the twin effects of Covid and China’s bleak economic outlook

    The closed MGM Grand Macau casino and empty streets in Macau
  • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
    Coronavirus
    China reimposes curbs as BA.5 variant spreads Omicron outbreaks

    Authorities in cities across the country are rushing to fight more infectious Covid-19 strain

    A healthcare worker in protective gear collects a sample from a woman at a Covid-19 testing booth
  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Macau’s Covid crackdown leaves Stanley Ho’s SJM casino group burning cash

    Liquidity declines at operator founded by late tycoon as coronavirus curbs hit gambling sector

    SJM Holdings’ Casino Lisboa in Macau
  • Monday, 17 January, 2022
    Gambling industry
    Macau casino shares rally after gaming law offers reprieve to US companies

    Sands China, MGM China and Wynn Macau jump after authorities maintain number of operating licences

    Pedestrians walk past the the Sands Cotai Central and Venetian Macao casino resorts
  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Lex
    Macau gaming: Beijing junks the junkets and imperils local economy Premium content

    Such betting trips are the backbone of Macau’s $30bn gambling market

    Visitors use slot machines at a casino in Macau
  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Macau casino stocks tumble after arrest of junket executive

    Detention of Suncity chair Alvin Chau for ‘damaging social order’ sends shares down sharply

    Attendees play electronic slot machines in Macau, China
  • Sunday, 28 November, 2021
    The Big Read
    Macau casinos gamble on relations with Beijing

    Hit hard by the pandemic, operators in the world’s biggest gambling hub are facing scrutiny from the Xi government

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