Macau reported its lowest monthly revenue on record in July after the enforced closure of casinos due to another novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the region significantly cut land-based casino activity.
Total revenue for the month was MOP398m (£40.2m/€48.0m/$49.2m), down 95.3% from MOP8.44bn in July 2021 and significantly lower than MOP24.45bn in 2019 prior to the pandemic.
The July figure was also an 86.0% decline from MOP2.48bn in June this year before casinos were forced to close in line with local Covid-19 measures.
For the year-to-date, revenue in the seven months to the end of June was MOP26.67bn, down 53.6% on last year.
Macau first closed, and then extended, the closure of all non-essential industrial and commercial activities from 11-22 July as the outbreak mounted, with many people stuck in place at locations throughout the city, including in the Hotel Lisboa casino.
Casinos, along with other businesses engaged in industrial or commercial activities, did not begi..