Foreigners are defined as anyone from non-Chinese territories (which encompass Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan). The six operators in Macau have established areas specially for gambling by foreigners across an aggregate of 12 casino properties. However, the proportion of foreign visitors to Macau has always been small.

Macau surpassed Las Vegas in 2007 and is more than four times the size today. While Las Vegas gets 50% more visitors and has 50% more casinos, it relies mostly on low and and medium stakes slots. Macau's gambling revenue is mainly from high-stakes Baccarat.