Official data show that Macau gaming revenue rose 686.4%year -on -year in August and reached its highest level since January 2020.

The official website of the Macau Gaming Supervision and Coordination Bureau announced that in August, local lucky gaming revenue increased by 686.4%year -on -year to 17.23 million yuan (S $ 2.8 billion).

Bloomberg News reported on Friday (September 1) that this increase is higher than the 678%growth of the earlier predicted by analysts, and believesBenefit in strong demand.

The official data of Macau shows that in July this year, the entry passengers reached approximately 2.75 million, which returned to 78%of the level before the epidemic.