\u201cDue to the blackout of power and [lack of] water supply, we cannot run the restaurants and casino,\u201d a staff member said. \u201cWe\u2019re not sure when we can reopen. We are not accepting reservations at the moment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some casino properties seemed less affected than others.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur properties have suffered minimal external damage, which will be repaired over the next few days, [but] City of Dreams and Studio City remain fully operational\u201d said a public announcement from Melco Resorts.<\/p>\n
Their Altira resort, however, was without power, which prompted the casino to \u201ctake pre-emptive measures by relocating guests to our Cotai properties.\u201d<\/p>\n
Representatives from the Japanese brokerage Nomura said the shutdown for hotels will certainly have an extended impact on tourism to the region, and revised its estimate accordingly for year-on-year gross gaming revenue growth for August, from 25 percent to 18 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Typhoon Hato ripped through Macau on Wednesday. The maximum \u201ccategory 10\u201d storm, the worst Macau has seen in 18 years, has left at least five dead while wreaking widespread havoc and destruction across the casino capital of Asia. According to local media, powerful winds and heavy rain uprooted trees and caused streets to flood, forcing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":57226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Massive Typhoon Hato Hits Macau, Kills Five, Temporarily Closes Casinos<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n