Your Daily Asia Gaming eBrief: Macau July zero GGR a non-event

Good Morning. A “non-event” is how brokerage J.P. Morgan described Macau’s near-zero GGR for July, given the city remained isolated throughout. SJM market share was boosted by, drum roll, the satellite casino properties, but still posted a widened loss for 2Q22, above consensus.
Time to look beyond Macau and move into new markets and opportunities. On that note, we bring you a first of an ASEAN 2022 Series featuring the industry discussions at the in-person event. Today we focus on regulating online in Asia and how Spectrum Gaming Group expects that regulated jurisdictions will account for more than half of total online GGR in five years.

What you need to know

• Macau near-zero July GGR a non-event, J.P. Morgan writes, reiterating that business is to remain bleak until October golden week, when visitors regain confidence to visit again.
• SJM Holdings posted a widened EBITDA loss of HK$702mm for 22Q2, despite market share gain pushed by the satellite casino properties, but still, better than consensus, Bernstein writes.

On the radar

• Victorian Government to introduce major gambling reforms.
• Imperial Pacific facing $100million debt to CNMI government.

AGB Intelligence

ASEAN 2022 - FINDINGS

Regulated jurisdictions to account for more than half of total online gaming GGR in five years: Spectrum

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