{"id":190875,"date":"2021-11-02T12:27:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T19:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=190875"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:12:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:12:54","slug":"macau-visitors-returning-bunches-government-eases-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/macau-visitors-returning-bunches-government-eases-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Macau Visitors Returning in Bunches as Government Eases Border Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macau gaming revenue totaled just $545 million<\/a> last month, a 42 percent drop from October 2020. But November is shaping up to be much better.<\/p>\n

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A file photo shows automobiles at a Macau border gate. Traffic is returning to the Chinese casino hub, as 2021 nears its end. (Image: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Macau and neighboring Zhuhai in mainland China recently removed quarantine requirements for people moving between the two areas. The decision came after government authorities determined that the late September and early October COVID-19 spread has been contained.<\/p>\n

Macau casinos, the economic lifeline of the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR), are experiencing strong demand since the border terminated quarantine mandates for most people on October 19.<\/p>\n

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The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) reports that the number of people making their way through the gates each day is upwards of 30,000. Macau’s Judiciary Police is tasked with handling border security and counting the flow of people in and out of the SAR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

By comparison, the region was counting less than 1,200 daily travelers when Macau was under its state of immediate prevention. That was headlined by requiring visitors to undergo a 14-day medical observation upon entry.<\/p>\n

The MGTO said 30,512 people entered Macau last Friday, Oct. 29.<\/p>\n

Welcomed Return<\/b><\/h2>\n

Macau’s six commercial casino operators won the least amount of gaming money in October than any other month so far in 2021. Last month’s $545 million was a far cry from the nearly $3.3 billion the casinos won in October 2019.<\/p>\n

Macau is currently open without quarantine for most people arriving from mainland China. However, there are exceptions, with inbound travelers from the below list of provinces and cities still being required to undergo two weeks of medical observation.<\/p>\n

Medical observation\/quarantine remains for:<\/strong><\/p>\n