Macau's casinos experienced a 38.8 per cent upturn in gaming revenue during September, figures from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reveal.
The enclave saw gaming revenues reach MOP21.24bn ($2.6bn) last month, up from MOP15.3bn in the corresponding month last year.
September’s year-on-year increase was the second lowest of 2011, ahead of January’s 33.2 per cent rise. The enclave’s casinos enjoyed a stellar month in August, with revenues exceeding MOP24.7bn, compared with MOP15.7bn a year earlier.
For the first nine months of the year, Macau’s casinos have generated MOP194.35bn, 45.9 per cent more than during the same period in 2010.
