Mass-market casino GGR – including that
from slot machines – rose by 8.5 % from the prior-year period. Excluding slots,
the mass segment expanded by 7.9 % year-on-year, according to Macau government
data.
VIP baccarat casino GGR in the three months
to March 31 was US$ 4.43 billion compared to US$ 3.70 billion in the prior-year
period.
The market aggregate for all casino GGR in
the first quarter 2017 had been reported on April 1 by the gaming bureau as
standing at US$ 7.75 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13.0 %.
That represented the highest average daily revenue for the city in two years,
in terms of a non-holiday period, brokerage JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
had said.
