Macau saw an 89.1% year-over-year increase in the number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed by the gaming sector in the first quarter of this year, a sharp increase in STRs for the reporting sector in the city overall.

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The gaming industry recorded 1,125 STRs in the first quarter, compared to 595 in the same period last year.

The first quarter of questionable trading reports across all sectors rose 78.7% year-on-year to 1,460 cases. The casino sector accounted for 77.1% of those reports in the first three months of the year.

The office did not comment on why the number of casino sector STRs increased year-over-year. Quarterly growth was just 2.6% from 1,096 reported in the final three months of 2023.

The Macau casino sector recorded 3,431 STRs for all of 2023, the most in the 12 months since the data was first published in 2006.

Annual casino STR in 2023 is up about 80% compared to 2019. The FSA previously told GGRAsia that "an economic rebound" in cities in 2023 and the gaming industry\'s "ongoing" reporting efforts to detect questionable deals are among the boosters.

The typical triggers for casino STR in 2023 were "switching chips without or to a minimum of gaming activity," "switching chips on behalf of third parties," and "currency/cash conversion," according to the office. These triggers were consistent from 2019 to 2023.