** Melco International leads rise among Macau gaming stocks, rising 8.8% to HK$6.45, highest since Sept 18
** Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said on Wednesday April gambling revenue up 26% YoY to 18.55 bln patacas ($2.30 bln), bringing the total in the first four months to 75.87 bln patacas, up 53.7% YoY
** Melco's listed subsidiary Melco Resorts & Entertainment
announces its collaboration with Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings PLC in their $1 billion plus integrated resort development in central Colombo
** Melco Resorts also said its unit has been awarded a 20-year casino license by the Government of Sri Lanka
** Rivals also climb with Galaxy Entertainment , SJM , Sands China , Wynn Macau and MGM China rising between 1.4% and 3.5%
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index rises 1.7%, Hang Seng Composite Index climbs 1.3% and Hang Seng Index adds 1.4%
($1 = 8.0540 patacas)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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