The number of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) filed by gaming operators in Macau in the third quarter of the year fell to 860, the lowest quarter of the year so far.
According to official data from Macau’s Financial Intelligence Office (GIF), in the first quarter, the figure was 1,125, while in the second quarter it totaled 1,056.
However, looking at the period from January through September, STRs filed by Games of Fortune Operators increased by 30 percent annually, to 3,041.
This comprised 73.8 percent of the total STRs filed in the nine-month period.
During the nine-month period in 2024, Financial Institutions and Insurance Companies filed 843 STRs, up from 617 in the same period of 2023. Those from Other Institutions made up just 5.7 percent of the total, at 234, up slightly from 226 in the Jan-Sept period of last year.
