Macau, China, 8 Oct - Macau's casino generated gross receipts of 10.8 billion patacas (US$ 1.35 billion) in September, a growth of around 52 percent on the same month of 2008, according to The Macau Post Daily.
In August, the casino sector's gross receipt hit a record 11.3 billion patacas (US$ 1.42 billion).
In the first nine months of this year, the casino industry's gross receipts amounted to about 83 billion patacas (US$10.38 billion), a year-on-year dip of approximately two percent.
The receipts of this year's first nine months equal those for the whole year of 2007.
Last year, casino's games of chance generated gross receipts of 108.8 billion patacas (US$13.60 billion).
The casino sector and other betting businesses -namely horse and dog races and several lotteries- recorded gross receipts of 109.8 billion patacas (US$ 13.73 billion) last year.
Analysts, quoted by the paper, expect this year's casino and other gaming gross receipts to slightly exceed those of 2008, probably reaching at least 112 billion patacas (US$14 billion).
In the third quarter of this year, the casino sector's gross receipts reached some 31.7 billion patacas, as against 25.9 billion in the same period of last year.
Stanley Ho Hung San´s Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) which owns 20 of the 33 local casinos, maintained its number-one position among the six rival gaming operators, with a market share of 30 percent in September.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS), which runs 3 casinos, had a market share of approximately 20 percent, placing it in second position.
Melco Crown, which owns the Altira, Taipa Square and City of Dreams casinos, came in third with a market share of 17 percent, followed by Wynn Macau's single casino operation, with a share of 15 percent.
Galaxy, which owns five casinos, came in fifth, with a share of 10 percent.
Pansy Ho Chiu King's MGM Grand joint venture logged a share of eight percent, ending in sixth place
(MacauNews)
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