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Macao's casino economy woes deepen pandemic poverty

Bettors return to gambling hub's glitzy venues but rebound long way off

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A man walks in front of Macao's landmark Casino Lisboa. The gambling hub's casino-dependent economy was battered by the pandemic. © Reuters

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer
February 4, 2023 10:01 JST

MACAO -- When tourists started vanishing from Macao as COVID-19 swept the globe, newspaper vendor Tseng Lai-wah knew the worst was coming.

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