In Macau, Economy and Finance Minister Lionel Leung Baithak (pictured) reportedly said he would continue to pursue a policy to diversify services so that local casino companies could embrace more non-game attractions.

Leong said this strategy would help the former Portuguese enclave attract a much wider range of visitors, while also helping the casino industry become more sustainable and less reliant on lucrative but often unreliable VIP gamblers.

Leung's Friday revelations also include revelations that public market gamblers are "much more diversified" and frequently visit areas outside the city's traditionally gambling-friendly downtown and Kotai Streep areas. He declared that this was a much more reliable way to spread visitors' luggage and tourist cash throughout Macau.

Long also said that the share of mass market players in Macau's total game sales in January and February was about half compared to about "20% to 30% in the past." He added that the changes also resulted in a 'better' revenue structure and helped the city become more 'resilient' to economic fluctuations. 슬롯

Leung's disclosure comes after the city's Game Inspection Coordination Bureau detailed a 4.4% year-on-year increase in February, which counted total gaming revenue. This means that these revenues from early January are about 0.5% lower than in the same two months of 2018, although the International Monetary Fund has reportedly previously explained that Macau expects to record overall economic growth this year at around 5.3%.

"While popular and non-game tourism is expanding further, the slow growth of VIP games is a major driver of mid-term growth as authorities diversify their efforts towards more stable growth sources."