IGamiX Management & Consulting Ltd

18/10/2026

"On the very same day People made its offer, Beijing published a ​new set of regulations on wealth crossing its borders and imposed strict fines for firms and individuals who flout the rules. A month later, China said it would start taxing individuals’ income from assets placed in offshore trusts. That was followed by tighter curbs on travel, aimed at protecting China’s industrial and ​technological interests.
Those campaigns have collectively made aspiring high-rollers reluctant to leave mainland China to visit and splurge in the territory, according ​to Macau-based consultant Ben Lee. Total gambling revenue in the hub remains stuck below pre-pandemic levels and is now expected to grow just 5% ‌for the ⁠full year, according to analysts at Seaport, down from their earlier expectations for more than 7% growth.

04/10/2026

“After 23 years of operations, we will never see the type of revenue split exhibited in Vegas for the simple reason we are not in Vegas” – Ben Lee

Gaming, Macau, Macau Business, MAG, MB, MB Featured, Special Reports | … the two business models are driven by such fundamentally different dynamics that they are unlikely ever to converge, let alone replicate one another

04/10/2026

https://macaubusiness.com/special-report-when-macau-outstripped-las-vegas/

20/09/2026

Ben Lee, managing partner of IGamiX Management & Consulting, said the property’s prospects as a stand-alone luxury hotel are limited.

“It was a fantasy palace dreamt of in a time when the VIP market was abundant and the money was virtually free flowing,” Lee said. “Now the most apt description is probably ‘wrong product, wrong place, wrong time.’”

He added that the property’s best chance may lie in a broader repositioning. “Maybe if they downgrade the value proposition to ‘Dream palace for families,’ given the nearby panda park, they might succeed with that segment,” Lee said.

The former The 13 Hotel has been rebranded as The 13 Palace as it prepares for a return to the city’s hospitality market, marking a new chapter for the long-troubled luxury development after years overshadowed by controversy and financial setbacks. The 13 Palace has officially been recognized unde...

20/09/2026

With more than a third of the concession period already passed, “the lack of any significant progress” in setting targets for “concrete investments” is “worrying many investors and creating uncertainty”, Ben Lee warned

Macau, China, June 15, 2026 (Lusa) - Reducing dependence on casinos is a priority for Macau’s new secretary for economy, but this may be delayed by restrictions on the entry of workers from abroad, analysts told Lusa on Monday.

13/09/2026

iGamiX's Leanda Care writes her monthly column in the Macau Daily Times
The viral Danxia Mountain joke reflects growing resistance to relentless work culture, as workers increasingly question whether productivity, wealth and status are worth sacrificing personal wellbeing and meaningful community life.

Artificial intelligence may disrupt more than jobs: by delivering huge efficiency gains, it could weaken the economic logic demanding constant human effort and force societies to redefine valuable work itself.

The post-productivity movement does not reject work itself. It seeks Good Work – purposeful activity that supports health, wellbeing and community instead of treating human beings chiefly as economic inputs.

ANALYSIS There’s a well-known parable of the poor middle-aged Mexican (alternatively a Pacific Islander, Sri Lankan…) fisherman living in an idyllic coastal village. He does not have much more than his family and friends, a modest home, his work routine, and his boat which gives him his liveliho...

05/09/2026

"After 23 years of operations, we will never see the type of revenue split exhibited in Vegas for the simple reason we are not in Vegas. Bear in mind, there is no other Vegas style anywhere in the US let alone the rest of the world. Every market is different, and ours is uniquely Macau,” the Managing Partner of IGamiX, Ben Lee adds.

Gaming, Macau, Macau Business, MAG, MB, MB Featured | … the two business models are driven by such fundamentally different dynamics that they are unlikely ever to converge, let alone replicate one another

21/08/2026

“I see them losing the battle, and even more market share,” said Ben Lee, managing partner at IGamiX, a Macau-based consulting firm, of Resorts World Sentosa.

Lee said it simply has not been able to match the “luxuriate experience” of Marina Bay Sands, which has been a big draw for so-called VIPs – the biggest spenders and most highly coveted casino customers.

Singapore’s casino duopoly has become more lopsided in the past few years Read more at The Business Times.

16/08/2026

Our little bit of GBA analysis in the Macau media this month.

Analysis The mobility numbers this last month between GBA neighbouring regions and the gradual facilitation towards seamless cross-border access continue to strengthen GBA integration. Almost daily, news items relay how these realities are impacting the lives of the average resident. In The Times pa...

07/04/2026

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin is anti-gaming, but local and international entertainment companies continue to press ahead with integrated resorts and large-scale developments, even without casinos.

Ben Lee, Managing Partner at IGamiX Management and Consulting, comments, “The previous administration [of Paetongtarn Shinawatra] tried to rush through the issue of gaming without preparing the Thai community. This has damaged the prospects of it [the Entertainment Complex bill] being accepted by the locals. Unless given a push by a new force e.g. by royal assent, it will probably take another few years before anyone in politics will dare brave it again.”

Gaming, International, Macau, Macau Business, MAG, MB, MB Featured | Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin is anti-gaming, but local and international entertainment companies continue to press ahead with integrated resorts and large-scale developments, even without casinos