Macau gross gaming revenue reached US$2.1 billion in November: report

Casino gross gaming revenue in Macau grew 39 percent year-on-year, to MOP17 billion (US$2.1 billion), Portuguese news agency Lusa reported. Official figures are likely to be released later today. According to Lusa, gross gaming revenue in Macau for the first 11 months of 2010 reached MOP169.1 billion, up 56.5 percent year-on-year. Non-identified market analysts told the news agency that Macau should end 2010 with overall casino gross gaming revenue above MOP185 billion, a sharp increase from the MOP120 billion raked in last year.