GGRAsia walked the mass-play floors of a number of the major casinos in downtown Macau and the Cotai district on Thursday, which for mainland China residents was the sixth day of an eight-day holiday break to mark Chinese New Year this time.
At about 11.25am at Grand Lisboa (pictured), run by SJM Holdings Ltd on the city’s peninsula, the sic bo live-dealer tables in the gaming area at the ground-floor entrance saw the players outnumbered by onlookers. The minimum bets there were HKD500 (about US$64), a scenario seen commonly across multiple properties.
In the main portion of the first floor, the non-baccarat games – including blackjack and stud poker – saw most tables operational and active with players. Minimum bets were HKD500.
The first-floor live baccarat tables had minimums from HKD1,000 to HKD3,000, with the busiest at the bottom of that range.
On the mezzanine level of the first floor, the high-limit live table zone featured baccarat tables at HKD3,000 to HKD5,000. But only four tables – all at HKD3,000 – had players. The mezzanine’s slot area had no players present.
On Grand Lisboa’s second-floor gaming area, live baccarat was on offer at HKD300, HKD500 and HKD1,000.
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