It was a tough 2008 and 2009 for all industries and no exception for gambling owners, too.

Almost through 2009, gaming operators have not been happier for the whole year as the revenue was badly hit because of high retrenchment and people find it difficult to run a family, there is normal slump across sectors and gambling too.

The gaming operators and owners hasn't much to be happier about either with the revenue at their casinos or with their stock prices. On Monday, these operators received good news on both fronts.


Casino company stocks soared on Monday after reports surfaced of an almost fifty percent increase in revenue at Macau casinos. The increase follows a trend that began in the latter part of 2009 for Macau casinos.

The Chinese government has had a lot to do with the up and down revenue figures at Macau casinos in the past year. Early last year, revenue was down after the Chinese government restricted the number of times residents from the mainland visited Macau.

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