Galaxy invests in Monaco casino company as Macau revenue falls

Published Mon, Jul 27, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Hong Kong

GALAXY Entertainment Group Ltd is taking a stake in a Monaco casinos and hotels operator, as the company controlled by billionaire Lui Che-Woo expands beyond Macau amid a gambling downturn in the Chinese city.

Galaxy is buying 5 per cent of the shares of Societe des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Etrangers a Monaco (SBM) from an independent third party, the company said on Saturday. It did not name the seller or the sale price.