A drought in China has left the Macau casino industry facing the prospect of water rationing.
A critical shortage of drinking water is threatening to severely damage the gambling industry in Macau.With southern China suffering a severe drought in recent weeks, reservoir levels in the neighbouring resort of Zhuhai - a key water supplier to Macau - have reached a ten-year low.
Hong Kong newspaper the Standard reports that Macau only has access to enough drinking water for the next ten days and may be forced to start a rationing policy.
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Macau legislator Au Kam-san told the publication that the Chinese government has so far made no attempt to address the situation.
"The government has not told us of any contingency plans … Macau is wasting a lot of drinking water in many areas," he commented.
According to the Times, any spell without water would represent a "devastating blow" to the former Portuguese colony's casino and hotel industry, which prides itself on offering high-stakes gambling in luxury surroundings.
Sands China, the Macau subsidiary of US casino giant Las Vegas Sands, recently announced plans to raise up to $3.8 billion (£2.2 billion) by listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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