Macau 'hits the jackpot' with increased gambling revenues

Date: 06/12/2007 15:00

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Gambling revenues in Macau surged by over half (56.1 per cent) in October, in comparison to the same month in 2006, it has emerged.

Casinos in the special administrative region took 9.22 billion patacas (£542 million) in the 31-day period, according to the South China Morning Post, citing government figures.

Also, the number of tourists arriving in the area during October increased by nearly a quarter (22 per cent), with 2.43 million people visiting the region, according to figures from the Macau Statistics and Census Service.

In recent days, news provider MSNBC identified ten top destinations for gambling getaways, including Las Vegas, Goa and Aruba.

Macau reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1999 after being a Portuguese territory.

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