{"id":18426,"date":"2026-09-02T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18426"},"modified":"2026-09-01T22:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:32:32","slug":"jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeju accelerates as Macau GGR cools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asia showed two different gaming trends in <strong>August 2026<\/strong>: <strong>Jeju Dream Tower<\/strong> in South Korea maintained year-on-year growth despite a month affected by hold, while <strong>Macau<\/strong> recorded a year-on-year decline in aggregate GGR even as revenue improved from July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lotte Tour Development Co. Ltd.<\/strong> reported on <strong>September 1, 2026<\/strong> that casino sales at <strong>Jeju Dream Tower<\/strong> reached <strong>KRW46.22 billion<\/strong>, approximately US$33.7 million, up <strong>7.5% year-on-year<\/strong> but down <strong>10.4% month-on-month<\/strong>. The resort, operated by Lotte Tour Development and corporately led by <strong>Baek Hyun<\/strong> as Representative Director in its 2026 filings, recorded a <strong>record table drop of KRW293.78 billion<\/strong>, up 35.5% monthly and 16.8% year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18428\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools2.png 743w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools2-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Baek Hyun<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contrast came from hold. Table games retained just <strong>14.8%<\/strong>, compared with 22.6% in July and 16.4% in August 2025. Table-game sales reached <strong>KRW43.49 billion<\/strong>, up 5.7% year-on-year, while gaming machines generated <strong>KRW2.73 billion<\/strong>, up 49.5%. The casino received <strong>59,048 visitors<\/strong>, while hotel sales reached <strong>KRW8.77 billion<\/strong>. Between January and August, casino sales accumulated <strong>KRW363.56 billion<\/strong>, up 29.4%. Jeju Dream Tower operates as a foreigners-only casino under the special regulatory authority of <strong>Jeju Special Self-Governing Province<\/strong>, led by Governor <strong>Oh Young-hun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18429\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4651741293532339;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools3.png 747w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools3-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Macau, the <strong>Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)<\/strong> reported on <strong>September 1<\/strong> that August GGR reached <strong>MOP21.89 billion<\/strong>, around US$2.71 billion, <strong>down 1.2% year-on-year<\/strong> but up 8.1% from July. January-August GGR reached <strong>MOP169.05 billion<\/strong>, up 3.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18430\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9698996655518395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools4-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/jeju-accelerates-as-macau-ggr-cools4-768x389.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The market is operated by <strong>Sands China, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Wynn Macau, MGM China, Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment and SJM Holdings<\/strong>. Economic oversight falls under <strong>Ng Wai Han<\/strong>, Secretary for Economy and Finance since <strong>June 15, 2026<\/strong>, under Chief Executive <strong>Sam Hou Fai<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The premium segment continued to show strength, Citi observed <strong>525 premium-mass players<\/strong>, down 16%, but wagers of <strong>HK$14.3 million<\/strong>, up 7%, with average spending per player of <strong>HK$27,284<\/strong>, up 27%. Wynn captured around <strong>29%<\/strong> of observed wagers, compared with 18% a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia showed two different gaming trends in August 2026: Jeju Dream Tower in South Korea maintained year-on-year growth despite a month affected by hold, while Macau recorded a year-on-year decline in aggregate GGR even as revenue improved from July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18427,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,57,1192,15,5018,2350,1438,2396,105],"class_list":["post-18426","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-casinos","tag-china","tag-gambling","tag-jeju","tag-korea","tag-macau","tag-south-korea","tag-sports-betting","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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