Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported September gross gaming revenue of MOP18.29 billion, up 6% year on year. The total was below analysts’ forecast of about 9% growth, and casinos shut for 33 hours during Super Typhoon Ragasa; revenue for the first nine months of 2025 reached MOP181.34 billion, up 7.1%.
The figures inform operators and investors about Macau’s revenue performance after a typhoon-related shutdown.
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Macau recorded 32.18 million visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, up 8.5% year on year, while casino gross gaming revenue increased 3.2% to MOP187.12 billion, according to reported official data. September GGR fell 1.2% to MOP18.06 billion even as arrivals rose 15.9% to 3,216,535; the average visitor stay also shortened.
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue fell 3.8% year on year to MOP60.22 billion in the third quarter of 2026, according to figures published by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Mass baccarat revenue dropped 7.9% to MOP33.61 billion, while slot revenue rose 18.8% to MOP4.09 billion; the bureau’s VIP figures use a different basis from concessionaire reporting.
Macau casino gross gaming revenue fell 3.7% year on year in Q3 2026 to MOP60.4bn, according to figures from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Mass baccarat revenue dropped 7.9% to MOP33.6bn, while VIP baccarat was unchanged year on year at MOP16.9bn. The regulator’s mass baccarat category includes mass and premium mass play.
Macau’s industry-wide gross gaming revenue declined in the September 2026 quarter, according to the headline. The headline attributes the decline to a 7.9% drop in mass baccarat, while the snippet says softer premium baccarat was the primary driver.
Macau’s DICJ rejected claims that casino operators’ direct VIP services compete with junkets in a reply dated 12 August. Lawmaker Chan Hao Weng sought changes to exclusivity rules and commission taxation. The regulator defended the framework without committing to either change.