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Post by Blitz on Mar 25, 2024 7:23:56 GMT -5
“No sign of slowdown” as Macau casinos generate US$78 million in GGR per day over past week Ben Blaschke, Mon 25 Mar 2024 at 18:04 www.asgam.com/index.php/2024/03/25/no-sign-of-slowdown-as-macau-casinos-generate-us78-million-in-ggr-per-day-over-past-week/Macau’s casinos generated gross gaming revenue of MOP$628 million (US$77.9 million) per day over the past week, showing “no sign of slowdown” due to “underlying demand” according to JP Morgan analysts. In a Monday note, the investment bank said Macau’s GGR for the first 24 days of Macau was tracking at MOP$14.9 billion (US$1.85 billion) based on its channel checks, implying a daily run-rate of MOP$621 million (US$77.0 million). This, the analysts added, was only 1% to 2% lower than the MOP$630 million (US$78.2 million) per day average through the first two months of 2024, “a tad better than historical trend of -4% month-on-month” in March. At this rate, mass GGR is running at around 110% of pre-COVID levels versus a 104% rate in 4Q23, while VIP GGR remains stagnant in the mid-20% recovery range. JP Morgan’s DS Kim, Mufan Shi and Selina Li expect March GGR to come in at around MOP$19 billion (US$2.36 billion), pushing 1Q24 GGR up by around 5% over the December quarter and ensuring another post-pandemic high.
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Post by Blitz on Mar 25, 2024 7:33:43 GMT -5
Macau casino GGR US$1.8bln in first 24 days of March: JPM Mar 25, 2024 Newsdesk www.ggrasia.com/macau-casino-ggr-us1-8bln-in-first-24-days-of-march-jpm/Macau’s daily run-rate of casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 24 days of March stood at MOP621 million (US$77.1 million), meaning an aggregate of about MOP14.9 billion in the period, said JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd in a Monday memo, citing industry checks. The observed daily run-rate in March was “only 1 percent to 2 percent below” the average of MOP630 million a day in the first two months of 2024, “a tad better than historical trend of -4 percent” in March versus the January and February period, wrote analysts DS Kim, Mufan Shi, and Selina Li. “This also suggests that last week’s run-rate remained steady and solid at MOP628 million a day (flat week-on-week), showing no sign of slowdown in underlying demand,” they added. The brokerage estimates mass GGR – including slots – to be “running at circa 110 percent of pre-Covid levels month-to-date,” which it said was in-line with the trend for the first two months of 2024. “This compares with a 104-percent recovery in fourth-quarter 2023, suggesting mass gaming demand can grow by +3 percent to 4 percent quarter-on-quarter in first-quarter 2024, to outperform the historical seasonality of +2 percent quarter-on-quarter,” stated the institution. Macau’s VIP volume “seems to have remained at around mid-20s of percent” versus pre-Covid, “showing little sign of change in underlying demand,” said the analysts. “We continue to model March to print a GGR of circa MOP19 billion, which will drive first-quarter GGR to grow 5 percent quarter-on-quarter – or over 60 percent year-on-year – to be yet another post-pandemic highs,” they added.
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