Okada Manila continued to see upticks in gross gaming revenue in the first quarter of the year, with GGR topping PHP11.57 billion ($209.01 million), up 92 percent yearly and an increase of 10 percent quarter-to-quarter.
VIP play led the revenue, at PHP4.5 billion ($81.44 million), up 77 percent yearly and 25 percent quarterly.
Gaming machine revenue was the second-highest GGR performer, bringing in PHP3.9 billion ($70.56 million), double that seen in 1Q22 and up 3.33 percent quarterly.
Meanwhile, mass gaming table revenue totaled PHP3.15 billion ($57.01 million), up 105 percent yearly but just 1.5 percent quarterly.
The results were reported by Universal Entertainment subsidiary Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment Inc (TRLEI), which saw overall revenue of PHP12.6 billion ($227.77 million) during the quarter, up 97 percent yearly.
Adjusted segment EBITDA for TRLEI amounted to PHP3.32 billion ($60.09 million), up 188 percent yearly and 18 percent quarterly.
The yearly comparisons were marred by ‘various operating constraints’ due to COVID that were in place up up until March 1
st of 2022.
During 1Q23, Okada Manila welcomed some 1.48 million visitors, more than double those seen in 1Q22. However, its hotel occupancy rate rose by just 1.2 percent yearly, to 83.7 percent.