Gross gaming revenues have dropped by 72.5 per cent year-on-year in October to about MOP7.2 billion (US$910.5 million), the best monthly result this year since January.

The improved results come after tourist visas were reinstated for residents on all Chinese provinces on September 23 and after a lacklustre Golden Week holiday period between October 1 and 8 that saw about 156,300 visitors come to the SAR, versus almost 1 million a year earlier.