Visitor arrivals in Macau declined 2.0% year-over-year for December 2012 to 2,495,851. For the entire year of 2012, visitor arrivals increased a tad by 0.3% year-over-year to 28,082,292. Visitors from Mainland China increased slightly by nearly 1% to 1,495,316 for the same time period. The more visitors, the better the hold for the casino operators like LVS, WYNN and MPEL.
