HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau
, the world's largest gambling market, posted an annual 52.4 percent rise in gaming revenue in June to 20.8 billion patacas ($2.6 billion), the Macau government said on Friday, signaling a ravenous gambling appetite from Chinese tourists. Cash-rich Chinese, who make up the bulk of visitors to the former Portuguese enclave, have helped sustain record gaming revenue since the start of the year, with income in May totaling $3 billion because of a week-long public holiday and the opening of a new $2 billion casino.
Gaming revenue in the glitzy enclave, an hour from Hong Kong by ferry, has already overtaken that of rival...