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Galaxy first-half profit surges on new resort, Yogonet

Galaxy first-half profit surges on new resort, Yogonet | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

Galaxy Entertainment Group’s first-half profit climbed nine fold after the Macau casino operator drew more Chinese visitors to a gambling resort it set up last year. Net income for the six months ended June rose to us$ 445 million from us$ 48.7 million a year earlier. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, surged to us$ 605.8 million from us$ 232 million for the six months.

 

The company opened the Galaxy Macau resort on the city’s Cotai strip in May last year. It plans to invest us$ 2 billion to almost double the size of that gambling center in the Chinese city to compete with rivals including Sands China, Wynn Macau and Melco Crown Entertainment First-half revenue doubled to us$ 3.64 billion.

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Asian land-based casinos are booming, GamingZion

Asian land-based casinos are booming, GamingZion | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

Macau’s gambling industry resembles an oligopoly. It is controlled by six operators that were granted 20-year licenses. The gambling bonanza continues and these operators rake in tens of billions of dollars annually. This makes them hardly complain about the 40% tax rate China imposed on gambling revenue in Macau.

 

Singapore is one of the competitors. It taxes the casinos from as little as 12.5 % to still relatively low 22.5%, depending on gambling type (i.e, high roller vs. small bettor). Nevada casinos pay as little as 6.75% on their revenues.

 

Other countries entering the race for casinos include Philippines, Vladivostok in Russia and  maybe North Korea.

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