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Other Asia-Pacific gaming markets are likely to cede market share to Macau next year, as Chinese gamblers and tourists head back to the special administrative region (SAR).<\/p>\n

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A security guard at Venetian Macau during the February 2020 shutdown. Morgan Stanley says the gaming center will steal market share from rivals next year. (Image: David Pierson\/Los Angeles Times<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Analysts at Morgan Stanley believe that business will return as regional travel restrictions ease. Mass market slots<\/a> and table game players that in years past would have visited other gaming markets in the region will instead head to Macau.<\/p>\n

According to our estimate, 20 percent of all Asia (ex-Macau) mass revenue could come back to Macau by 2022,\u201d said the analyst team.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Based on estimates that Asia-Pacific markets excluding Macau generated $10.3 billion in gross gaming revenue from slots and mass market gamblers in 2019 — prior to the coronavirus pandemic — Morgan Stanley forecasts $2.06 billion of GGR being onshored back to the SAR by 2022.<\/p>\n

The Morgan Stanley note doesn’t mention specific operators that can benefit from the reshoring of revenue at the expense of competing Asia-Pacific markets. However, of the SAR’s six concessionaires, Galaxy Entertainment and Las Vegas Sands<\/a> (NYSE:LVS) control dominant share among mass market players.<\/p>\n

Return to Macau Could Boost Operator Prospects<\/h2>\n

Owing in part to its proximity to mainland China<\/a> and Hong Kong, Macau is the world’s largest casino center, and has been for some time.<\/p>\n

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Still, in pre-pandemic years, Chinese tourists displayed enthusiasm for visiting other Asia-Pacific gaming hubs, including Australia, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. Last year, those travel plans were scrapped, as COVID-19 forced an array of restrictions that slammed the region’s tourism-driven economies while punishing GGR figures, including Macau’s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As distribution of coronavirus vaccines<\/a> increases throughout the world, quarantines of foreign nationals visiting other Asia-Pacific countries will become a thing of the past. However, that doesn’t mean Chinese travelers will rush to return to other gaming areas. That’s to Macau’s benefit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith higher travel restrictions, we expect part of this business to come back to Macau,\u201d said the Morgan Stanley analysts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earnings Outlook<\/h2>\n

Adding to the good news for Macau operators is that cost efficiencies realized during the pandemic are likely to matriculate to bottom lines. Morgan Stanley estimates that a roughly four percent cut in costs could boost gaming companies’ Macau earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) by 15 percent in 2022.<\/p>\n

The resumption of normal mass market is pivotal for Macau concessionaires, because Morgan Stanley estimates that in 2019, that segment drove almost $22 billion of GGR. That’s more than seven times the rate seen in Singapore, the next largest Asia-Pacific market for mass players.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next catalyst for Macau is likely the resumption of e-visa applications for the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS). That’s the visa most citizens of mainland China use to visit the SAR. Without electronic applications, would-be tourists must apply in person and are subject to multi-week wait times — factors that are hindering the gaming center’s recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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