The Global Service Index (GSI), a service quality indicator of the Macau gaming industry, reached its highest level in 2023, with croupiers' performance rising.

Despite Macau’s FY22 gross gaming revenue falling more than half yearly (51.4 percent), Sands China consolidated its leadership of the gaming market during the year, leading in almost all segments, including VIP, where Galaxy lost a lot of ground. On the other hand, SJM Holdings saw some uptick in market share last year.

Macau is likely to avoid any long-term effects from a potential global recession, said analysts at Bernstein Research, pointing to the fact that the U.S. gambling industry has shown no signs of any impact from the slowing economy.

New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association head Cloee Chao Sao Fong has thrown her hat in the ring for a directly-elected seat at the Legislative Assembly. 

Whilst first quarter GGR in 2021 still showed negative year-on-year growth, the truth is that the Macau gross gaming revenue recovery is well and truly underway. 

In the final five months of 2020 there was a steep 86.6 percent fall in the number of new hires within Macau’s gaming industry. That meant that only 174 new employees were hired during the entire stretch.

The recent visa expansions and economic integration initiatives between Macau and mainland China suggest a significant boost for Macau's gaming industry, notes analyst Vitaly Umansky.

Fitch Ratings has expressed optimism regarding the outlook of Macau's gaming industry for the year 2024, citing a projected improvement bolstered by a steady recovery in inbound tourism.

Macau's Chief Executive took a blasé approach to the impact of the ongoing pandemic measures on the SAR's gaming operators, calling the possibility they won't survive the downturn “conspiracy theories”, despite saying the gaming industry is "dying".

Macau’s top official has called the analysis and questioning on gaming operator’s possibility to endure the ongoing losses brought about by Macau’s pandemic control measures “rumors” and “conspiracy theories”.