Number of gaming tables in casinos in Macao 2013-2023

In 2023, there were 6,000 gaming tables in Macao. The number of gaming tables in Macao increased gradually until 2019, but dropped considerably during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gaming and gambling in Macao

Macao is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China and gambling has been legal there since the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, the gambling and gaming industry has become a large part of Macao's economy. Alongside with China's economic rise and the development of a rich Chinese upper class, Macao's gaming and gambling industry has seen an enormous boom, generating roughly 22 billion U.S. dollars in gross revenue in 2023. As a result, Macao is now known to many as the "Monte Carlo of the Orient" and the Chinese version of the Las Vegas Strip, America's largest gambling market. In fact, revenues from gambling in Macau today are roughly six times higher than in Las Vegas.

Preferred games of fortune in Macao

By the end of 2023, there were 30 casinos in Macao. Within these casinos, gamblers from all over the world play a variety of games of fortune, including roulette, black jack, baccarat, slot machines, Mahjong and poker, among many others. Baccarat, a card game played between two hands, generated by far the most revenue among the games of fortune in 2023 with around 13.3 billion U.S. dollars. There were many more slot machines than gaming tables in Macao's casinos in 2023. With almost 12 thousand units, slot machines outweighed gaming tables by around six thousand. Despite being much larger in number, slot machines made significantly smaller revenue than gaming tables at just 1.3 billion U.S. dollars.