The real poker fan will of course go to online casino to play a good game. But everyone also knows the stories about the biggest high limit cash games in the gambling paradise of Macau.
Macau took a big role and opened one casino after the other with its own poker room from 2007. But in the last 12 months the reverse seems to be going on.
As mentioned, poker has seen a significant increase in Macau as a casino game. Now poker is a bit of a strange game for the Chinese anyway. In addition, it is good to know that 70% of the turnover generated in Macau comes from the so-called highrollers. The other 30% is from the other gamblers and tourists.
But anyway, in the heyday of poker, people in Macau also became very interested in poker and they have been able to play poker in many casinos in recent years.
One of the main reasons why poker has never become a big success in Macau is profitability. Most casinos in Macau have to deal with a maximum number of table games that they are allowed to offer.
Poker is not very profitable for a casino because there is no house edge. The casino only gets money by charging rake. This is a percentage of the pot that goes to the casino. Most casinos therefore prefer to offer more profitable games such as baccarat, blackjack, or roulette.
Another reason for the decline of poker in Macau is the changing legislation. Nowadays Macau is the only region in China where you can gamble legally, but in April 2018 the Chinese government did something that prohibited online poker in China. You could play real money poker in China through all kinds of gambling sites.