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Part 3 : Dealing with the pandemic ICE365 Macau report
Gross revenue from different types of games of fortune ( MOPm ), Q120 vs Q121
Game |
Q1 2020 |
Q1 2021 |
% change |
Roulette |
103 |
80 |
-22.3% |
Blackjack |
253 |
178 |
-29.6% |
VIP baccarat |
14,809 |
9,128 |
-38.4% |
Baccarat |
12,151 |
12,061 |
-0.7% |
Fantan |
52 |
40 |
-23.1% |
Cussec |
800 |
434 |
-45.8% |
Pai gow |
12 |
6 |
-50% |
Mark 8 |
- |
- |
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Mahjong |
14 |
- |
N / A |
Slot machines |
1,550 |
1,153 |
-25.6% |
Mahjong |
- |
- |
N / A |
Three-card poker |
33 |
22 |
-33.3% |
Three-card baccarat |
58 |
18 |
-69.0% |
Craps |
38 |
15 |
-60.5% |
Texas Hold ’ em poker |
35 |
- |
N / A |
Tombola |
- |
- |
N / A |
Lucky wheel |
1 |
- |
N / A |
Live multigame |
367 |
333 |
-9.3% |
Stud poker |
102 |
76 |
-25.5% |
Casino war |
15 |
4 |
-73.3% |
Fortune three-card poker |
93 |
94 |
1.1 % |
Fortune 8 |
- |
- |
N / A |
Source : Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau , Macau |
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months , so they have done an amazing job of containing it .
“ They were quick , swift , even domestically , putting together subsidies for Macau residents , different loan schemes . They ’ ve done a good job . It definitely helps that they have the economic reserves to weather the Covid storm .”
If anything , the travel bans have effectively made Macau more focused on the Chinese customer . With a client base that ’ s almost exclusively from the country , games such as baccarat are performing strongly while titles preferred by foreigners , such as blackjack and roulette , are not in demand , Tash points out .
Not that casinos cannot cater for these players once they return , he adds . “[ Unlike ] Australia or the US , if a bunch of Chinese people want to play roulette tomorrow , the casino could accommodate them .
“ There was never any issue with staffing , as they could just recall the roulette dealers . The game mix has been affected by the customer , and it ’ s very easy for them to go back to what they played before .”
ICE365 Macau report June 2021