Galaxy, one of six listed casino operators in the Chinese territory - the only place in the country where its citizens are legally allowed to gamble - reported HK$13.5 billion ($1.72 billion) in net profit attributable to shareholders for 2018.

As Macau marks 20 years since handover from Portuguese rule, slower mainland economic growth, a weaker yuan and a simmering Sino-U.S. trade war threaten to derail growth.

(Reporting by Farah Master; Editing by Christopher Cushing)