Macau's gross gambling revenue hit a record in April, jumping 70% from a year earlier to more than MOP14.1 billion, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported.

Casino tycoon Stanley Ho's SJM Holdings Ltd. (0880.HK) continued to lead market share with slightly above 33%, followed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS: 24.09, -1.59, -6.19%) unit Sands China Ltd. (1928.HK), with just over 21%, and Wynn Resorts Ltd. unit (WYNN: 88.1145, -3.7655, -4.1%) Wynn Macau Ltd. (1128.HK), with just over 14%, according to the report.

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL: 4.77, -0.19, -3.83%) had a market share of about 13%, Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (0027.HK) had around 11%, and MGM Macau around 7%, Lusa reported.

The April record surpassed the one hit in January, when gross gambling revenue in the Chinese territory

Source: foxbusiness

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