HONG KONG/MACAO -- Revenues in Macao's casino business are climbing back toward pre-pandemic levels, but clouds of uncertainty are gathering as authorities clamp down on unlicensed money changing operations that play a key role in the industry.
Unlicensed services for gamblers seen as path to skirt Beijing's capital controls

Macao in June: Some mainland Chinese are believed to use casinos in Macao as a way to circumvent strict capital controls by Beijing. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
HONG KONG/MACAO -- Revenues in Macao's casino business are climbing back toward pre-pandemic levels, but clouds of uncertainty are gathering as authorities clamp down on unlicensed money changing operations that play a key role in the industry.