Macau grows for second month after two-year decline

Monthly gross revenue from games of fortune in Macau has grown for the second month in a row, rising to 18.4bn patacas in September for year-on-year growth of 7.4%. The rate of growth has accelerated, with a climb of 1.1% in August pulling Macau out of a 26 month nosedive. The peninsula is the only area on the Chinese mainland where casino gambling is legal, with the 26 months of decline to July influenced by President Xi Jinping’s anti-corru...