CHINA-MACAO-GAMBLING-REVENUE (CN)

(100804) — MACAO, Aug. 4, 2010 (Xinhua) — Tourist play in the casino at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macao, south China, Aug. 4, 2010. Macao’s gaming revenues continued its streak of rapid growth in July 2010, as the monthly figure rose by 70 percent year-on-year to 16.3 billion patacas (2.04 billion U.S. dollars), according to the statistics released on Tuesday by Macao ‘s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. (Xinhua/Zhang Jinjia) (zhs)