When asked to , Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng about the future of economic diversification and the role of gaming operators in expanding non-gaming activities, Ho said the gaming industry should continue to develop, but without hindering the growth of other sectors.
“I believe the policies we’ve implemented are working. The gaming operators have also started to understand our goals and are seeing the benefits,” he said. “They lost a lot of money during the pandemic, but now they are profiting from both gaming and non-gaming activities. Tourists are changing, and we are focusing on attracting different types of visitors.”
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“At first, the gaming operators didn’t fully understand our intentions, but now they see that our approach is working, and they are seeing results. Some of the non-gaming activities may not directly generate revenue, but they benefit Macau by attracting new groups of people,” Ho explained, adding that the government and gaming operators are working together and that the operators have been supportive of the government’s policies.
