Reaching a new peak in junket operators
More junkets in VIP market in Macau
(Macau).- Official figures show that the number of junket operators is at an all-time high, with 219 licensed VIP gambling junket agents. This number is up by 13 percent from the previous year. In 2010, there were 193 registered junkets.
2012-02-03
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(Macau).- Official figures show that the number of junket operators is at an all-time high, with 219 licensed VIP gambling junket agents. This number is up by 13 percent from the previous year. In 2010, there were 193 registered junkets.
The last peak in junket operators was in 2007, when there were 186 registered junkets. But the number fell to 156 the following year due to the financial crisis. In 2009, the number went back up to 169.
With 34 casinos in the SAR, there is an average of six licensed junkets for every casino.
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