People wearing protective masks walk in front of the Casino Lisboa, operated by SJM Holdings Ltd, at night in Macau, China, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (BILLY H.C. KWOK / BLOOMBERG)

Gambling revenue in the Macao Special Administrative Region surged 135.6 percent in February year-on-year even as the world’s biggest casino hub struggled to boost visitors from the Chinese mainland.

February’s figure was 7.312 billion patacas (US$915.14 million), according to figures released by the Macao SAR government on Monday.

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