Thanks to Ponte 16, Success Universe records profit for 2018

After a loss of nearly HKD9.9 million ($1.2 million) in 2017, Success Universe Group Ltd announced that they had recorded an HKD68.1 million ($8.68 million) this past year, thanks in large part to the success of their Ponte 16 Casino Hotel, according to a recent report. This report came courtesy of a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Early in March, the company reported that they were expecting a sizable profit from their operations in 2018. The casino-hotel is located on the Macau Peninsula and has been operated by SJM Holdings Ltd, the company that holds the gaming license for the 96 gaming tables used at the casino. This also includes six VIP gaming tables that were put in place last August.

It is hoped that Ponte 16 will continue to see significant growth throughout 2019, but the operation has already seen an early year setback. In January, all the casinos on Macau endured a 10-hour power outage. This included both the Ponte 16 and the Golden Dragon.

Operations at the casino were shut down for approximately five hours, as all 90-plus machines were unable to be used. It appears that an unstable power grid in Macau was the cause of the power outage, and that appropriate steps are being taken to ensure this kind of catastrophe does not happen in the future. How long that upgradable take is not known at this time.