50 GaminG
These figures are also different from those forecast by the
government, which pointed to a deceleration in the sector until
at least the end of the first quarter of 2009, with gross monthly
Gaming revenues fell in January but revenues of between seven and eight billion patacas.
the results were not as bad as anticipated
Three day splurge
C
asino gambling revenue in Macau was down 17 per-
cent as of the first month of 2009 compared to January January’s performance was largely due to the last three days
2008, with gross revenues reaching MOP8.57 billion. of the month, during which revenues topped MOP1.6 billion.
According to Lusa news agency, non-official figures show SJM started the year in first place, with just over 28 percent
gross revenues stood at a record MOP10.3 billion in January of of the market and the only operator to surpass the MOP2 billion
last year. mark.
In second came Las Vegas Sands with over 22 percent of
Slight recovery market share, followed by Wynn Resorts with slightly more
than 17 percent.
January numbers also reflect a slight recovery in the gam- Galaxy Resorts leads the second half of the table with a
ing sector since the downturn started in the second quarter of 12.5 percent market share, while Melco/PBL follows with 11
2008, aggravated during the last quarter of the year. percent and MGM is last with 9 percent.
Gaming Results: Market share per operator
2008 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan*
SJM
30% 24% 28% 29% 28% 24% 26% 24% 26% 26% 25% 29% 28%
LVS
21% 23% 20% 20% 26% 23% 24% 25% 29% 27% 25% 29% 22%
Galaxy
10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 12% 9% 10% 10% 12% 13% 10% 13%
Wynn
17% 17% 15% 17% 18% 18% 16% 17% 19% 17% 15% 15% 17%
Melco/PBL
16% 18% 18% 18% 14% 14% 15% 14% 8% 11% 11% 11% 11%
MGM
7% 8% 8% 7% 7% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8% 10% 6% 9%
TOTAL
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
* Estimated
50
SJM LVS Galaxy Wynn Melco/PBL MGM
40
30
20
10
0
Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 apr 08 May 08 Jun 08 Jul 08 aug 08 sep 08 oct 08 nov 08 dec 08 Jan 09
february 2009
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