Before January this year, the highest monthly revenues were recorded in October 2009, at us$ 1.6 billion. The daily also quoted the source as saying that the gross revenues of Macau's 33 casinos averaged about us$ 53.6 million a day.
Among Macau's six licensed gaming operators, SJM, owned by ailing local magnate Stanly Ho, maintained its status as market leader with a share of about 30 %, which was followed by US-based Las Vegas Sands, acquiring a share of 22 %, according to the daily.
Macau's gaming revenues for the whole of last year amounted to us$ 14.9 billion, an increase of 9.6 % over the previous year, according to the figures from the SAR's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.