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Macau gaming operators’ suspicious transaction reports up 57% in 1H24

The number of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) issued by Macau’s gaming operators rose by 56.7 percent year-on-year, to 2,181, in the first half of 2024, up from 1,392 in the same period last year, according to the Financial Intelligence Office (GIF).

In the first half of 2024, the Financial Intelligence Office received a total of 2,879 reports of suspicious transactions, marking a 51.2 percent increase compared to the previous year. 

Macau gaming operators' suspicious transaction reports up 57% in 1H24

Reports from gaming operators constituted 75.8 percent of these, underscoring the ongoing rise in visitor arrivals and business activity since border restrictions eased in January 2023.

The total included 556 STRs from financial institutions and insurance companies, up from 373 in 1H23, and 142 from other institutions, slightly up from 139.

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