Macau saw a 56.7% year-over-year increase in the number of questionable transaction reports (STRs) filed by the city’s gaming sector in the first six months of this year, sharply increasing overall STRs for the city’s reportable sector during the period.

That’s right, according to the latest data released by Macau’s Financial Intelligence Bureau. The gaming industry recorded 2,181 STRs in the six months to June 30, compared to 1,392 in the same period last year.

The January-June STR across all sectors tallied 2,879 cases, representing a 51.2% year-over-year increase. In the first six months of 2024, the casino sector accounted for 75.8% of all these reports.

The office had no comment on why the number of casino segment STRs increased year-over-year. Based on quarter-over-quarter, the casino segment STR for the second quarter was 1,056, down 6.1% from the 1,125 reported in the first quarter.

The Macau casino sector recorded 3,431 STRs in 2023, the most in the 12 months since data was first published in 2006.

Common triggers for Casino STR in 2023 were “switching chips without or to a minimum of gaming activity,” “switching chips on behalf of third parties” and “currency/cash switching,” the office previously told GGRAsia. Such triggers were consistent from 2019 to 2023.

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