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Casino Aesthetics Meet Local Art Scenes: A Creative Fusion

Casino Aesthetics Meet Local Art Scenes: A Creative Fusion

Casinos have always been associated with glitz, glamour, and high energy. From Vegas's bright lights to Macau’s glossy minimalism, casino chic is as iconic as it comes. One rising trend is changing this perception — local art scenes hijacking...

K-pop fever rises as 8th Fact Music Awards drops star-studded lineup

K-pop fever rises as 8th Fact Music Awards drops star-studded lineup

Seoul – K-pop fans, mark your calendars! The 8th edition of the Fact Music Awards (TMA) is turning up the volume this year with its highly anticipated return on September 9 – and the first artist lineup has already sent the Internet into...

Galaxy Entertainment, MSO expand reach of annual ‘Run with a Partner Training Programme’

Galaxy Entertainment, MSO expand reach of annual ‘Run with a Partner Training Programme’

Macau casino firm Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd (GEG) and the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) association have launched this year’s edition of the “GEG Run with a Partner Training Programme”, now in its fifth year. The programme, according to a...

28th Macao Book Carnival celebrates reading and culture

28th Macao Book Carnival celebrates reading and culture

The Macao Book Carnival opened Friday at the Polytechnic University’s Multi-Sport Pavilion. The annual event invites book lovers and families to explore nearly 30,000 titles in Chinese, English, and Portuguese. The carnival, organized by the Macao...

Max-Matching Entertainments to develop entertainment complex, supported by RWS Global

Max-Matching Entertainments to develop entertainment complex, supported by RWS Global

On July 1, the Longhua District Key Area Construction Center and Max-Matching Entertainments announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement to collaboratively develop an international IP-themed entertainment complex in Longhua...

Exploring China's Outdoor Sports Boom: A May Day Celebration

Exploring China's Outdoor Sports Boom: A May Day Celebration

Zhou Renjie|Published 1 hour ago 3min During this year's May Day holiday, outdoor sports and travel captured wide public interest and participation across China. At Shijiu Lake in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, a young visitor...

Melco Resorts supporting musical-talent development in Macau

Melco Resorts supporting musical-talent development in Macau

Macau casino concessionaire Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd has been supporting talented young musicians in the city via a “Macao Orchestra Meet the Musicians” event. It was held on June 28 at the gaming group’s majority-owned Studio City...

Macau Legend resorts to debt deferral amid liquidity concerns

Macau Legend resorts to debt deferral amid liquidity concerns

Macau Legend Development is addressing its financial challenges by restructuring its loan arrangements, as per a recent company filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The document, released earlier this week, seeks to provide extra information...

Galaxy Entertainment Group Presents:  We Are Macau Athletes  Season 2 Kicks Off

Galaxy Entertainment Group Presents: We Are Macau Athletes Season 2 Kicks Off

“Galaxy Entertainment Group Presents: We Are Macau Athletes” returns for Season 2, running from July through next March. Title-sponsored by Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), the program is organized by Macau Sports Channel and supported by the...

Macau gaming recovery peaks at 88% of pre-pandemic levels in breakthrough June: JP Morgan

Macau gaming recovery peaks at 88% of pre-pandemic levels in breakthrough June: JP Morgan

Macau’s gaming industry achieved its highest recovery rate since the pandemic began in June, with gross gaming revenue reaching 88 percent of pre-COVID levels compared to 79 percent for the full year 2024 and 76 percent in the first quarter of...

Macau Badminton Open to welcome top global players

Macau Badminton Open to welcome top global players

Organized for the 16th year, the Macau Badminton Open will be part of the HSBC Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 300 for the second consecutive year. This significant upgrade to the competition means the event will attract a large number...

Macau June casino revenue jumps 19% to $2.6 billion on entertainment-led surge

Macau June casino revenue jumps 19% to $2.6 billion on entertainment-led surge

Macau casino revenue surged 19% year-on-year in June to MOP21.06 billion ($2.6 billion), driven by a spike in visitation and premium play tied to a series of concerts by Canto-pop icon Jacky Cheung. The strong June performance brought total gross...

Art Macao 2025 to launch in July with global showcase

Art Macao 2025 to launch in July with global showcase

The Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025 will take place from July to October, featuring nearly 30 exhibitions across the city. Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, with support from the tourism and entertainment sectors, the...

Lü Jia: Young artists, innovation key to Chinese music's go-global

Lü Jia: Young artists, innovation key to Chinese music's go-global

In August 2024, Lü Jia led a Chinese symphonic orchestra in a performance in New York. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: In recent years, Chinese culture has been blooming in all its diversity, continuously achieving remarkable success overseas. In this...

Art Macao 2025 to start in July with nearly 30 exhibitions

MACAO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is preparing to launch the "Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025" in July, said the SAR government's cultural affairs bureau at a press conference on...

Macau gaming up 19% for June on strength of entertainment

Macau gaming up 19% for June on strength of entertainment

Entertainment contributed to a 19% rise in GGR at Macau casinos last month. Analysts credit pop legend Jackie Cheung for the boost. The Macau casino industry finished June on a high note. Gross gaming revenue for the month came to MOP21.06 billion...

Macau June casino GGR a strong beat, growth momentum to continue in July, 2H: analysts

Macau June casino GGR a strong beat, growth momentum to continue in July, 2H: analysts

Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in June was well above expectations, with momentum likely to continue in the second half of 2025, said several brokerages on Tuesday. June’s GGR tally rose 19.0 percent year-on-year, to MOP21.06 billion...

Macau Casino Comeback Continues, as Gaming Revenue Climbs 19 Percent in June

Macau Casino Comeback Continues, as Gaming Revenue Climbs 19 Percent in June

Posted on: July 1, 2025, 09:19h. Last updated on: July 1, 2025, 09:35h. Macau casinos enjoyed another strong gaming month June marked the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year gaming growth The premium mass market is reportedly fueling the...

OPINION – Two layers of accountability in Macau and Hong Kong: Principal officials and senior civil servants

OPINION – Two layers of accountability in Macau and Hong Kong: Principal officials and senior civil servants

Recently, the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong have witnessed a top-down initiative from the government of the two cities to enhance the internal and external accountability of senior civil servants, while the accountability...

Macau casino revenue climbs 19% in June amid strong visitor traffic and premium play

Macau casino revenue climbs 19% in June amid strong visitor traffic and premium play

Second-best month of 2025 keeps GGR ahead of revised forecast pace as Jacky Cheung concert series lifts footfall. By Shaan Khan Key points: - Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached MOP21.06bn (US$2.6bn) in June, up 19.0% year-on-year - Monthly...

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