Macáu

British

/ məˈkau /

noun

the Portuguese name for Macao

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China also sanctioned 10 industry executives, banning them from entering the country, including Hong Kong and Macau.

From Barron's

Beijing said it would freeze the assets of the sanctioned entities, ban them from Chinese transactions and prohibit the executives from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

From The Wall Street Journal

As it turns out, Goldstein is retiring as Sands seems to be reversing a yearslong slide in its leading share of Macau’s gaming market.

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Along with its Macau revival, Sands owns a Singapore casino complex that is the most profitable in the world.

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Macau gaming revenue rose 9% this year, helped perhaps by a 20% rise in the Shanghai stock market.

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