A survey by the Institute for Tourism Studies finds 38 pct of gaming visitors have wagered less than MOP1,000 or US$125 here during the second quarter
Over one-third of visitors who gambled in the city during their visit spent less than MOP1,000 (US$125), the latest visitor profile survey released by Tourism Research Centre at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), Macao reveals.
According to the survey, a quarter of respondents (1,004) said they had gambled during their trip, with 38 per cent of them (222) spending less than MOP1,000.
Meanwhile, 25 per cent of gambling visitors said they wagered more than MOP5,000, while 19 per cent of them claimed to have gambled MOP1,001 to MOP2000; another 18 per cent said they spent MOP2,001 to MOP5,000 on gambling.
The IFT study comes from field surveys of visitors conducted over a 9-day period between April and June 2015. The second quarter study on visitor profile targeted visitors who had completed at least half of their visit at the time of interview.
Of the 1,000-plus visitors surveyed, 68 per cent were from Mainland China, 17 per cent were from Hong Kong and 8 per cent were from Taiwan. Nearly 70 per cent of the respondents were under 35 years old. Most of them were well educated with 62 per cent attaining tertiary degrees and 27 per cent citing a monthly personal income of between US$1,501 and US$4,500.
According to the survey, visitors from Mainland China considered shopping the most attractive reason for visiting Macau, while visitors from Hong Kong and other Asian countries said cuisine was the main appeal for coming to Macau. For Taiwanese visitors, visiting World Heritage sites in the city held the greatest appeal.
Most of the respondents from Taiwan and other Asian jurisdictions spent more than MOP8,000 during their visit to Macau, the survey shows. More than a quarter of respondents from Mainland China spent between MOP4,001 and MOP8,000. Almost two-thirds of the respondents from Hong Kong spent from MOP2,001 to MOP8,000.
Over half of the respondents were same-day visitors, while some 42 per cent stayed overnight. Most of those who stayed in the city have or would have stayed 2-3 days, the survey claimed.


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