Macau's casinos closed the month of August with recipes 25,56 mil milhões de patacas (2,83 mil milhões de euros), mais 17,1% than in the same period of 2017, was announced today.
In August last year, the revenues of the casinos had been 22,676 mil milhões de patacas (2,37 mil milhões de euros), according to the data published in the online page of the Directorate of Inspection and Coordination Games (DICJ).
Many analysts predicted a strong annual growth, since the territory was affected, em agosto de 2017, by passing typhoon Hato, the worst in 53 anos, which interrupted the tourism industry for days.
In relation to July, revenues from casinos increased by about 2,33 mil milhões de patacas.
Gross revenues accumulated in the first eight months of the year totaled 202,10 mil milhões de patacas (2,15 milhões de euros), um aumento de 17,5% over the same period of the previous year, According to official data.
