Casino revenue in Macau rose 44.6 per cent in April to 20.5bn patacas (US$2.56bn).

According to online reports by Reuters, accumulated revenue for the first four months of 2011 rose 43.3 per cent, 79bn patacas (US$9.87bn).

Macau’s casino industry is booming on robust demand from gamblers from mainland China, which account for the bulk of the territory’s visitors. The former Portuguese enclave is the only place in China where mainland Chinese can legally gamble.