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  • noun Plural form of pataca.

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Examples

  • Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory rose to 26.85 patacas US$3.36 billion in October, up from 18.87 billion patacas in the same month a year earlier, data from Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau showed.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Hits High Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • "While it represents another all-time record revenue month for Macau, we had seen estimates as high as 22.5 billion patacas."

    Macau Gambling Revenue Surges Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory rose to 24.31 billion patacas $3 billion last month, up from 17.08 billion patacas a year earlier, according to data from Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Hits Another Record High Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • October's revenue haul beat the territory's previous high of 24.77 billion patacas hit in August.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Hits High Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • July's revenue total was second only to the record 24.31 billion patacas hit in May, a result that was bolstered by a string of Chinese holidays and the opening of Galaxy Entertainment's new casino resort.

    Macau July Gambling Revenue Jumped 48% Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • Macau's May revenue was at the high end of a May 26 forecast from Bank of America Merrill Lynch for gambling revenue to hit between 23 billion patacas and 24 billion patacas last month.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Hits Another Record High Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • Gambling revenue rose to 23.61 billion patacas last month, up from 18.88 billion patacas a year earlier, according to the territory's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Rose 42% Last Year Kate O'Keeffe 2012

  • Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory rose to 24.77 billion patacas $3.09 billion last month, up from 15.77 billion patacas a year earlier, according to data from Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Up 57% in August Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • The May figure was 19% more than the last monthly record of 20.51 billion patacas set in April.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Hits Another Record High Kate O'Keeffe 2011

  • The figure was bolstered by the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday but fell short of the all-time monthly high of 26.85 billion patacas hit in October.

    Macau Gambling Revenue Rises 35% Kate O'Keeffe 2012

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