During the slump, Macau\u2019s casinos deliberately pivoted towards the mass market, a factor that has largely driven recovery, but figures from Q2 this year suggest the VIPs are also returning. VIP revenue grew faster than mass market for the quarter, according to Union Gaming Macau.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOperators Cautioned Over Treatment of Staff<\/strong><\/h2>\nBut despite the relative resilience of the sector in the face of natural disaster, DICJ this week called on operators to take greater measures to protect workers during extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n
The regulator said in an official statement on Friday that it had asked casinos to \u201chandle in a humane way\u201d cases involving staff members who were absent or late for work on August 23. Some employees said they were made to ride taxis to work during the typhoons.<\/p>\n
The DICJ said operators believed they had dealt with such cases considerately, but had promised to improve staff arrangements and communication with employees during freak weather.<\/p>\n
Macau\u2019s casino operators have collectively donated $26.7 million to the relief effort, as of Friday, and have mobilized staff to help clean up the rubbish strewn across the streets, although there were reports that some employees were disgruntled about being given no option but to join the effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakhar,\u201d a second, category 8 storm struck Macau the following Sunday, causing further chaos to the clean-up operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Macau\u2019s gaming revenue increased 20.4 percent year on year in August, despite the best efforts of Typhoon Hato. The category 10 storm hit the enclave on Wednesday, August 23, causing severe flooding, and leaving ten dead and several hundred injured. Travel restrictions and power outages caused major disruption to the casino sector but not enough […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":57780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Macau Rides the Storm: Typhoon Hato Fails to Dampen Revenue Growth in August<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n