Macau’s Statistics and Census Service reported that visitors’ per-capita non-gaming spending rose 9.5% year on year in the first quarter of 2026 to MOP2,179. Total non-gaming expenditure increased 24.5% to MOP24.43bn.
The figures provide Macau casino operators with data on visitor spending outside gaming.
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The Valencian Tax Agency raised the supply tariff for bingo cards to €0.0191059 per card, according to an interview with CEJ president Fernando Henar. Henar said businesses had reported increases of up to 250% and argued that higher costs add pressure to bingo halls’ profitability. CEJ has proposed allowing some halls to print cards themselves and reducing tax pressure for those still dependent on the national mint.
Navarra’s annual gambling report said residents spent €308,189,167 on gambling in 2025, up 4.6% from 2024. The report recorded average spending of €449.12 per resident and said slot machines were the main driver of the increase.
Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden reported that gambling spend rose 21.5% in May 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. Betting increased 54.2%, while online casinos rose 14.6%, gaming machines 3.4%, bingo halls 23.1% and land-based casinos 7.8%.
Reportedly, Macau's DSEC released its 2025 Gaming Sector Survey. The survey showed that commission and rebate expenditure grew faster than total gaming industry receipts.
Macau’s gaming services exports increased 5.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, citing DSEC figures. Visitor arrivals increased 9.0%, while real GDP grew 3.7%. Adjusted GDP reached MOP209.9bn, equivalent to 89.1% of the comparable 2019 level.