The data also showed an increase in the number of visitors to the nation’s 16 foreigner-only casinos, up 1.6% in the first two months of the year to 366,000, due mainly to increased visitors from Japan.
The number of Chinese visitors however continued to decline, with a fall of 3.2% in January and 5.2% in February.
"Chinese visitors are still the biggest group of customers at foreigners-only casinos, but their number continues to fall," a casino industry official said. "We are seeing a turnaround this year, thanks to a steady increase of tourists from Japan."
The number of visitors from Taiwan also fell 16.7% in January but increased 32.3% in February, according to the data.
Source: GMB / AG Brief
