The gaming market in Macau fell to a five-year low in 2015, with revenue slowed by the struggling Chinese economy and government programmes crippling high-end business.
Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said last month that casinos took $28.93bn from gamblers in 2015, a 34.3 per cent decline from 2014. The results marked Macau's second straight annual decrease and the first time since 2010 the casino industry failed to crack the $30bn figure. Macau recorded a record $45.2bn in gaming revenue in 2013.
December marked Macau's 19th straight monthly gaming revenue decline, with revenue falling 21.2 per cent to $2.3bn. The monthly dips began when the Chinese government started a crackdown on corruption that hit operators of junket businesses tasked with bringing high rollers to Macau.
