Macau casino revenue slides 8.5% in November

People take photographs in front of signage for Parisian Macao casino resort, operated by Sands China Ltd., a unit of Las Vegas Sands Corp., in Macau, China, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Macau is scheduled to release casino revenue figures on Oct. 1. Photographer: Eduardo Leal/Bloomberg

HONG KONG: Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau dropped 8.5% in November year on year, hit by lacklustre demand from high roller gamblers due to slowing economic growth amid the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war and protests in neighbouring Hong Kong.

November's figure of 22.9 billion patacas ($2.8 billion), the second weakest figure this year, comes as some high roller players delay trips to Macau, analysts said.