First-ever total casino closure aside, Macau has been “relatively spared” by the wrath of Typhoon Mangkhut.

On Monday, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reported that Macau SAR’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was up 2.8% year-on-year in September, totaling MOP21.95 billion (US$2.72 billion) compared to the MOP21.4 billion recorded in the same month last year.

The September figure, however, represents a 17.3% decrease from August’s MOP26.56 billion (US$3.30 billion).

The latest monthly tally brings Macau’s accumulated GGR for the first nine months of 2018 to MOP224 billion (US$27.86 billion), an increase of 15.9% compared to the prior-year period.