CASINO INFORMATION
(up to Spring, 2008)
Macau Casinos:
¡P The Legend Club
¡P Pharaoh¡¦s Palace Casino
¡P Casino Kam Pek
¡P Louvre Casino
¡P Casino Lisboa
¡P Casino Mona Lisa
¡P Casino Crystal Palace
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Taipa/Cotai Casinos
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Under construction:
Initial Gambling Concessions:
¡P Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd
¡P Sociedad de Jogos de Macau, S. A. (SJM)
¡P Wynn Resorts
Subsequent Gambling Concessions:
¡P Las Vegas Sands
¡P Joint venture: MGM Mirage and Pansy Ho
¡P Joint venture: Australian PBL and Melco International
Macau facts:
Population: estimated 531,400 (as of 30 Sep 2007)
Land mass: 28.6 sq km (11 sq miles)
Number of tourists 2007: 27 million (55% from the Mainland); 22.8% increase from 2007.
Information/facts related to gaming industry in Macau:
2007 gaming & betting revenue = US$10.4 billion (MOP 83.847 bln) ¡V 46.6% increase from 2006.
Casino gaming generated 99% (MOP 83.02 billion) of total revenue, with baccarat games generating 87.3% of casino games revenue. Slots generate 4.6% of the total gaming revenue.
VIP revenues generate 67% of the total gaming revenue
4rd quarter 2007: work force of Macau is 323,000, ~63,000 (20% of work force) employed by gaming industry, with 20,600 (6% of work force) employed as dealers.
4th quarter 2007: according to gov¡¦t statistics, overall median monthly employment earnings was MOP7,926 (~US$990). The median monthly earnings for a dealer is MOP13,511 (~US$1,6880). The median actual hours worked per week was 46.7 hours.
Venetian Macao Resort largest casino in world, in terms of tables, with 850 tables and 4100 slot machines and employing ~20,000 people.
End of 2007: 28 casinos w/ 4375 gaming tables (up 58.4%) and 13,267 slots (up 102%).