DICJ ‘cautiously optimistic’ about gaming in 2016

Paulo Martins Chan

Paulo Martins Chan

On the sidelines of the inauguration of the new version of the Responsible Gaming Kiosk event held at Studio City Macau casino, DICJ Director Paulo Martins Chan said that, “According to the predictions of economists and some investment banks, we are cautiously optimistic. Also in January [2016], there was slight growth when compared to December [2015] and, since we are in the month of Chinese New Year, we believe that the revenues will grow.”
Paulo Martins Chan added that the expectation for the rest of 2016 is that the “the decline will not be so strong as in the previous years.”
He concluded by saying: “The most difficult phase has already passed.” RM

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