Out of all the casino games in Macao, Baccarat is considered the favorite game among bettors and the most lucrative in the gambling rooms and casinos of this region.

During the first three months of the current year, this popular card game has generated profits that reached the amount of 1,984,286,474 dollars, number that represents the 84.7% of the total collected in the entire gaming industry (2,342,378,551 dollars), taking into consideration that the profits achieved in the normal rooms grew 42%.

Only the incomes collected from Baccarat in the VIP rooms raised about 50%, while the profits obtained in the normal rooms grew 42%.

Casino operators pay to the government of Macao 35% in direct taxes and about 4% in indirect taxes over the net incomes. Macao already has 25 casinos functioning that have available for the people about 3,000 gaming tables and 7,350 slot machines. It is estimated that by the end of the current year at least three more casinos will open.