Star players Li Hao Tong and Tai Chi Kho confirmed for SJM Macau Open 2025

Golf stars Li Hao Tong and Tai Chi Kho headline a stellar field at the SJM Macau Open 2025 CHINA’S number one golfer, Li Hao Tong, and Hong Kong, China’s reigning Asian Games gold medalist, Tai Chi Kho, have confirmed their participation in the...

For Hong Kong and Macau, Beijing parade was more than sheer spectacle

The military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression drew global attention. In Hong Kong and Macau, where the ceremony was broadcast live, the emotions and...

Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan leading Qatar Airways to suspend flights through today to Shenzhen and Macau

Holmes Chan with Peter Catterall in Yangjiang Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan. The...

Macau: DSEC releases 2024 Gaming Sector Survey; receipts rise 23%

DSEC report shows rising receipts, operating expenses and gross surplus. By Gambling Insider Key points: - The Gaming Sector recorded growth in receipts and expenditure in 2024 as tourism activity resumed - Operating expenses, customer services...

Macau braces for two tropical cyclones in coming week

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) has warned that Macau is likely to experience unstable weather over the weekend and into midweek due to the approach of two tropical cyclones in the South China Sea. Authorities cautioned that the...

Signal No. 3 replaces No. 8 as Typhoon Matmo veers away

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) downgraded Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8, issued at 2am, to Signal No. 3 at 1pm Sunday as Typhoon Matmo tracked away from Macau. The system was 340 kilometres west-southwest of the city at 1pm,...

LT Game confirms plan to appeal Macau court’s patent dispute judgement

Macau’s Paradise Entertainment Limited has confirmed it will appeal a judgement issued by the Macau Judicial Court of First Instance dismissing the patent claims lodged by the group’s subsidiaries, including LT Game Limited, against subsidiaries...

Citigroup cuts September GGR forecast for Macau to $2.3B amid typhoon threat

Citigroup has further reduced its gross gaming revenue (GGR) forecast for Macau in September 2025 to MOP18.5 billion ($2.3 billion) due to Super Typhoon Ragasa, marking the second downward revision this month as weather concerns compound earlier...

Macau gaming 2024 gross surplus up 25pct y-on-y to US$18bln, but overall expenses up 18pct: govt

The Macau gaming sector’s gross surplus before taxes in 2024 rose 24.7 percent year-on-year to MOP143.12 billion (US$17.87 billion), though the overall cost of doing business also went up in the same period, and by 18.0 percent. Nonetheless, the...

TT and Macau trip in sight for race ace Gilbert

Horsham-based motorcycle racer Don Gilbert has had a succesfull season so far and has returned from the Isle of Man after attaining fifth place in the senior Manx Grand Prix lapping at 118.9 mph. The display has set up Gilbert as one of the...

Paradise Entertainment appeals Macau patent ruling against Light & Wonder

The group said it remains confident in the validity of its patents after a local court declared them null and void. By Shaan Khan Key points: - Macau court dismisses Paradise Entertainment’s two electronic table game patent claims - Company has...

Macau’s distressed retail property volume set to climb, JLL says

The volume of distressed retail properties in Macau is expected to continue rising amid a tightening credit environment and broader economic uncertainties, including the phased closure of satellite casinos by year-end, property consultancy Jones...

Li Haotong, Taichi Kho set for pre-National Games clash at Macau Open

Li Haotong and Taichi Kho were already expected to battle each other once for gold this season at the National Games in Hong Kong, and now they are going to fight it out at the SJM Macau Open too. The pair have signed on for next month’s Asian...

Macau, Hengqin to strengthen ties in investment fund industry

Macau and neighbouring Hengqin can further boost financial cooperation, particularly in the investment fund industry, as Macau prepares to implement its new Investment Funds Law at the start of next year. The remarks were made by representatives...

Typhoon Ragasa brings Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou to standstill - here's the latest

A huge storm is heading toward southern China after causing damage in the Philippines. Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms this year, has already caused damage, forced people to leave their homes, and killed people. Now, Hong Kong, Macau,...

Melco to close Macau’s Grand Dragon satellite casino, Mocha Kuong Fat slots hall this week

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd is closing its Grand Dragon satellite casino on September 22 and slot machine hall Mocha Kuong Fat on September 24, as part of a strategic review and in line with the planned phase-out of third-party gaming venues...

Moody’s lowers outlook for Macau’s SJM Holdings to negative on elevated leverage, satellite casino uncertainty

Moody’s Ratings has become the second ratings agency in a little over a week to lower its outlook for Macau’s SJM Holdings, pointing to the company’s elevated leverage and uncertainty around whether it can hold onto satellite casino customers when...

Young entrepreneurs receive awards in Macau, HK at same time

The 6th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award Ceremony was simultaneously held in Hong Kong and Macau yesterday, with the Macau session taking place at the University of Macau (UM). Organised by the...

Macau students thank teachers with posters & comics

Teacher’s Day* was celebrated last Wednesday, and students conveyed their gratitude through artworks at the “2025 Teacher’s Day Poster and Comic Exhibition” (2025年教師節海報及漫畫作品展) in the Centre of Educational Resources of the Education and Youth...

Macau’s Burmese community keeps its food traditions alive

While debates about immigration policy rage globally, Macau’s Burmese community remains one of the best examples of peaceful integration and cultural contribution in Asia, perhaps even the entire world. The roots of the community stretch back to...