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Market · Singapore · Fri 23 Oct · 1 min read

LVS 3Q miss signals high-end APAC softness

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22 billion, with management attributing the miss to aberrational softness in high-end play across Macau and Singapore, is a meaningful read on premium APAC player behavior in the current quarter. The board's decision to raise the 2027 dividend by 20% signals confidence in the medium-term outlook, but the Q3 result confirms that VIP and premium mass segments are not recovering in a straight line.…

Sources: GGRAsia

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