Gross gaming receipts rose 3.1 per cent to MOP19.3 billion (USD2.4 billion), according to data released by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Wednesday.
Day: February 2, 2017
A total of 614,357 visitor arrivals were recorded between Friday, the eve of the Chinese New Year (CNY), and Tuesday, the fourth day of the CNY, an increase of 5.7 per cent compared to last year’s Chinese New Year period, according to official statistics released by the Macau Government Tourism Office.
Local property agency Mcore Properties forecast that home prices in the city will rise up to 10 per cent this year, boosted by local residents’ strong demand for housing and a stronger economic performance.
The local dog racetrack is set to close next year and one of the plans to save the greyhounds that are there is to send them to Portugal, according to a statement from local animal protection society Anima’s President Albano Martins.