Casino gaming revenue in Macau rose nearly 13 percent in June to MOP 22.49 billion (US$ 2.81 billion) according to the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) today.
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The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested 113 men and women in a single loan-sharking case involving at least HK$70 million, making it the biggest crime ever in Macau in terms of the number of suspects.
Galaxy employees are “secretly” being monitored and manipulated online under a deal struck between the company and a Hong Kong-based digital marketing firm YouFind.
Macau’s composite consumer price index rose 2.97 percent year on year last month.
One Bus Hong Kong Macau Limited’s Chairman Teddy Chung disclosed that tickets for cross-border bus services between Hong Kong and Macau, over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB), will have a price tag ranging from HKD170 up to HKD220.
Nam Kwong Natural Gas Company Limited expects to finish the laying of underground natural gas pipes in Taipa and Coloane this year, and provide natural gas to all users in the area, the company’s Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Zhong Jianxin said Wednesday.
University of Macau is helping China become less reliant on foreign technology. Their latest project is a microchip that will allow smartphones to recharge batteries in other gadgets.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said Thursday there was no possibility “at this moment” of allowing the embattled Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd. the operator of the city’s greyhound racetrack, to use the Fai Chi Kei property for an additional period of time, for the company to finally vacate the plot of land late next month.
Gaming operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment will officially open the doors of its US$1.1 billion Morpheus hotel resort, Phase 3 of City of Dreams, today evening.