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Macau’s annual book carnival kicks off, promoting East Asian culture
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
The Macau Book Carnival 2025 opened on Friday at the Macao Polytechnic University, bringing tens of thousands of Chinese, English, and Portuguese publications together with over 30 events. The book fair, in its 28th edition, was hosted by the...
OPINION – Two layers of accountability in Macau and Hong Kong: Principal officials and senior civil servants
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
Recently, the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong have witnessed a top-down initiative from the government of the two cities to enhance the internal and external accountability of senior civil servants, while the accountability...
Macau weighs comprehensive ban on gambling ads in overhaul of 30-year-old law
Yogonet International
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July 4, 2025
Macau has set in motion a proposal to ban all forms of gambling-related advertising, in a move authorities said could help modernise decades-old legislation and reduce potential social harms linked to promotions. A public consultation on proposed...
Macau calls review on gambling advertising
Gambling Insider
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A public consultation has begun in Macau that may see gambling advertising banned. By Rory Calland Key points: - Macau Government looking for cross-sector involvement in advertising review - Goal is broadly to simplify advertising licensing -...
Macau Legend promises alternative to hotel-casino in Cape Verde
Macau Business
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July 4, 2025
Cabo Verde’s minister for internal affairs told Lusa on Friday that the government will give a “last chance” to the Macau Legend company, which has promised “an alternative” for the unfinished hotel-casino in Praia. “The developer has had several...
Zim golfers Shine at Macau Golf Masters
The Standard
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The world’s largest golf tournament for athletes with intellectual disabilities, held from June 25th to 27th at the Macau Golf and Country Club, saw exceptional performances from the Special Olympics Zimbabwe team. Zimbabwean golfers made their...
CLSA ups 2025 Macau GGR growth forecast on China currency, new luxury hotel product
GGRAsia
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July 4, 2025
Brokerage CLSA Ltd says the opening of “certain new premium properties” mostly at resorts in Macau’s Cotai casino district are likely to help support 7.6 percent year-on-year growth in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) for 2025, to HKD234.8...
MGM Resorts (MGM) Soars 7.27% as Macau Gaming Revenues Surge
Yahoo Finance
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July 3, 2025
MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is one of These 10 Stocks Went Bulletproof. MGM Resorts extended its winning streak to a third straight day on Tuesday, adding 7.27 percent to close at $36.89 apiece as investors cheered higher-than-expected...
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Surges 8.8% on Macau Gaming Revenue Jump
Yahoo Finance
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July 3, 2025
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN) is one of These 10 Stocks Went Bulletproof. Wynn Resorts saw its share prices surge by 8.85 percent on Tuesday to finish at $101.96 apiece as investor sentiment was fueled by the surge in Macau gaming revenues last...
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Soars 8.89% as Macau Gaming Raises Revenue Prospects
Yahoo Finance
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July 3, 2025
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) is one of These 10 Stocks Went Bulletproof. Las Vegas Sands jumped by 8.89 percent on Tuesday to close at $47.38 apiece as investors scooped up shares following news that Macau’s gaming revenues in June surged by...
Melco Resorts (MLCO) Rallies 11.5% on Higher Price Target, Rosy Macau Gaming
Yahoo Finance
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July 3, 2025
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLCO) is one of These 10 Stocks Went Bulletproof. Melco Resorts & Entertainment jumped by 11.48 percent on Tuesday to close at $8.06 apiece amid a flurry of catalysts, including a price and rating...
Beijing taps personnel veteran Xu Qifang for Hong Kong and Macau post
South China Morning Post
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July 4, 2025
Beijing has appointed Xu Qifang, a Communist Party personnel official, to the second-most senior position in its top body managing Hong Kong and Macau affairs. Xu, 60, the former deputy chief of the party’s Organisation Department has become the...
Macau Gaming’s Revenue Rise Leads To Stock Jumps for Wynn, MGM, Sands
Casino Beats
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July 3, 2025
Written by Adam Roarty Adam Roarty Adam is an experienced writer with years of experience in the gambling industry. He has worked as a content writer and editor for five years on sites such as Oddschecker, CoinTelegraph and Gambling Industry...
Macau Legend resorts to debt deferral amid liquidity concerns
Macau Business
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July 3, 2025
Macau Legend Development is addressing its financial challenges by restructuring its loan arrangements, as per a recent company filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The document, released earlier this week, seeks to provide extra information...
Macau gaming recovery peaks at 88% of pre-pandemic levels in breakthrough June: JP Morgan
Asia Gaming Brief
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July 2, 2025
Macau’s gaming industry achieved its highest recovery rate since the pandemic began in June, with gross gaming revenue reaching 88 percent of pre-COVID levels compared to 79 percent for the full year 2024 and 76 percent in the first quarter of...
Macau GGR growth sustainability depends on China economy: CBRE
GGRAsia
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July 3, 2025
CBRE Capital Advisors Inc says that while it does not expect Macau June’s “high-teen” percent growth in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) to continue, it does “see the potential for Macau to return to consistent GDP-plus growth” levels. The...
Macau Badminton Open to welcome top global players
Macau Daily Times
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July 3, 2025
Organized for the 16th year, the Macau Badminton Open will be part of the HSBC Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 300 for the second consecutive year. This significant upgrade to the competition means the event will attract a large number...
The lost dreams of Cape Verdeans who studied casino management in Macau
Macau Business
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July 3, 2025
A group of 17 Cape Verdeans travelled to Macau to study with the aim of joining the management team of a hotel-casino under construction in Praia. Nine years later, the project remains unfinished, and most have since emigrated. In November 2016,...
Macau June casino revenue jumps 19% to $2.6 billion on entertainment-led surge
Yogonet International
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July 2, 2025
Macau casino revenue surged 19% year-on-year in June to MOP21.06 billion ($2.6 billion), driven by a spike in visitation and premium play tied to a series of concerts by Canto-pop icon Jacky Cheung. The strong June performance brought total gross...
ACA Pharma secures fast-track approval for Eagle Pharmaceuticals' RYANODEX® in Macau
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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ACA Pharma, an end-to-end commercialization partner for China & Southeast Asia, helps Eagle Pharmaceuticals secure regulatory approval in Macau for RYANODEX® in under 90 days. NEW YORK, July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MACAU – ACA Pharma proudly...