Changes in Hong Kong stocks | Gaming stocks are generally weak, and Galaxy Entertainment (00027) fell nearly 3%. Macau's gaming revenue in December last year fell short of expectations

The Zhitong Finance App learned that gaming stocks have generally weakened. As of press release, Galaxy Entertainment (00027) fell 2.74% to HK$37.58; MGM China (02282) fell 2.56% to HK$4.19; MGM China (02282) fell 2.38% to HK$12.69; and Sands China (01928) fell 1.8% to HK$19.62.

According to the news, recently, the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau announced that in December 2025, Macau Lucky Gaming's gross revenue was 20.89 billion MOP, an increase of 14.8% over the previous year. Macau's gross gaming revenue for the first 12 months of 2025 reached MOP 247.404 billion, an increase of 9.1% over the previous year. According to Citigroup Research, Macau's gaming revenue in December 2025 reached 20.888 billion patacas, or an average of about 674 million patacas per day, an increase of 15% over the previous year, equivalent to about 91% of the December 2019 level. This figure is about 5% lower than the bank's forecast and also about 3% lower than the market forecast. The bank believes it is mainly due to the abnormally low VIP room win rate, which is likely to be below 3%.