Macau’s government collected MOP6.96bn (US$861m) in gaming taxes in October, reportedly, down 1.4% year on year and 17% from September. Gaming-tax revenue for the first 10 months of 2026 reached MOP81.5bn (US$10.1bn), up 5.2% year on year and equal to 88.1% of the FY26 budget.
Gaming taxes made up 83.0% of Macau’s government revenue in the first 10 months of 2026.
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Macau collected MOP74.56bn in gaming taxes during the first nine months of 2026, up 5.9% year-on-year, citing Financial Services Bureau data. September receipts fell 1.6% to MOP8.39bn, slowing cumulative growth from 6.9% through August.
Macau collected MOP74.56bn ($9.22bn) in gaming tax revenue in the first nine months of 2026, a rise of 5.9% from MOP70.41bn ($8.71bn) a year earlier, according to the Financial Services Bureau's central account budget execution data. Cumulative growth slowed after September receipts fell year-on-year.
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.
Macau’s Financial Services Bureau reported gaming tax revenue of MOP34.87bn for January to April 2026, up 16.8% year on year. April collections totalled MOP9.07bn, 18.7% higher than a year earlier; gaming taxes made up around 84% of government revenue in the four-month period.
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 collected MOP8.23bn in gaming tax revenue in January 2026, up 14.5% year on year, according to the Financial Services Bureau’s data. Gaming taxes made up about 85% of total public revenue, while the government’s 2026 gaming-tax target is MOP92.53bn; January gross gaming revenue was MOP22.63bn, up 24% year on year.