Macau collected MOP7.65 billion in gaming taxes in May, down 15.6% from April, according to central account data released by the Financial Services Bureau. Revenue for the first five months of 2026 reached MOP42.52 billion, up 14.6% year on year and equal to 46% of the full-year budget estimate.
The figures show gaming taxes made up about 85% of Macau’s public revenue during the first five months of 2026.
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Macau collected MOP25.80 billion in gaming tax revenue in Q1 2026, up 15.9% year on year, according to Financial Services Bureau data. Gaming taxes made up about 89.8% of the government’s MOP28.73 billion in current revenue for the quarter. Casino gross gaming revenue reached MOP65.87 billion, an increase of 14.3%.
Macau’s Financial Services Bureau figures showed gaming tax collections of MOP42.52bn from January through May, up 21.9% year on year. May collections exceeded MOP7.65bn, down 15.7% from April’s MOP9.07bn; the government said tax receipts and casino gross gaming revenue are not directly comparable because payment timing can differ.
Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service reported that online betting companies paid about R$5.8bn in taxes between January and May 2026. The total was 85% above the R$3.1bn collected in the same period a year earlier; May receipts were R$1.3bn, down from R$1.4bn in May 2025.
The Canary Islands collected approximately €31.2m in gambling taxes between January and June 2026, reportedly reaching about 48.5% of its €64.6m annual target. Recreational machines generated revenue more slowly than expected, while bingo recorded modest year-on-year growth in ticket sales; the regional budget analysis indicated no planned gambling tax increases for 2027.
The Canary Islands collected about €31.2m in net gambling tax receipts between January and June 2026, according to the regional budget analysis. That is close to 48.5% of the annual budget target of €64.6m.
Reportedly, Brazil's federal government collected R$11.116bn in tax from betting operations between January and September 2026. The figure covers federal revenue from online betting over the nine-month period.