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Macau gambling revenue plunges 39 percent in March

Published 01/04/2015, 06:17
Updated 01/04/2015, 06:21
© Reuters. MGM Macau and Grand Lisboa casinos are seen in Macau
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HONG KONG(Reuters) - Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau plummeted 39 percent in March, the 10th consecutive monthly fall, as high rollers steered clear of the country's only legal casino hub.

© Reuters. MGM Macau and Grand Lisboa casinos are seen in Macau

Revenue fell to 21.5 billion patacas (2 billion pounds) from 35.5 billion patacas a year earlier, showed government data on Wednesday. That was in line with a decline of around 40 percent estimated by 5 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

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