Macau’s last remaining satellite Casino Landmark to close on 30 December
Article Date: 2025-12-10T03:50:38+00:00
Summary
SJM Resorts has confirmed Casino Landmark will cease operations at 23:59 on 30 December 2025, making it the final satellite casino in Macau to close before the government-mandated deadline. Nine of the 11 satellites that were operating at the start of 2025 have already shut; L’Arc is in the process of being acquired by SJM. Nearby closures this month included Casino Fortuna (9 December) and Ponte 16 (late November).
Key Points
- Casino Landmark will close at 23:59 on 30 December 2025, per SJM Resorts’ announcement.
- All gaming tables and machines at Landmark will be redeployed to other self-promoted SJM casinos.
- Customers with unredeemed chips, deposits or rebates can visit other SJM properties for follow-up arrangements.
- Local SJM employees at Landmark will remain employed and be reassigned; non-SJM local staff will be given hiring priority for related vacancies within the Group under equal circumstances.
- The closures are the result of amendments to Macau’s Gaming Law (2022), which ended the practice of casinos being operated by management companies under a concessionaire’s licence; a grace period expired on 31 December 2025.
- Historically Macau had 22 satellite casinos; there were 18 in operation when the new law passed in 2022.
Content summary
SJM’s notice states that operational equipment will be transferred internally and that customer balances can be handled at other SJM venues after closure. Staff impacts are being managed by internal reassignment for SJM employees and preferential hiring for locally employed, non-SJM staff who apply for roles within the Group. The move completes the government-driven winding down of satellite casinos that began after the 2022 Gaming Law amendments and the three-year grace period that followed.
Author’s note
Punchy and to the point: this is the end of an era for Macau’s onshore satellite model. For operators, regulators and local workers it’s a tidy but seismic outcome — legislation won, the market consolidated.
Why should I read this?
Because it’s a proper milestone — the last satellite casino in Macau is shutting. If you follow Macau gaming, operator strategy or regional regulation, this tells you how the market’s structure has shifted and where assets, staff and customers are being redirected. We’ve read it so you don’t have to — quick, clear and useful.
Context and relevance
The closure is the culmination of policy changes from 2022 that reshaped Macau’s licensing framework. Consolidation under concessionaires reduces the number of independent satellite operators and centralises gaming activity within larger resorts. That has implications for tourism flows, revenue concentration among concessionaires, employee redeployment and future investment decisions in the territory. For industry stakeholders this signals fewer, larger gaming footprints and clearer operational control by concession-holders.
