Macau held 1,331 meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions from January to September 2025, up 25.7% year on year, DSEC data showed. Estimated non-gaming receipts from those events fell 9.4% to MOP3.72 billion, with the decline attributed to fewer non-local exhibition visitors in the first half of the year.
The figures show operators and investors mixed results in Macau’s non-gaming event activity and receipts.
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Reportedly, Gambling tax receipts declined 8.4% to €3.07bn in H1 2026. The figures came from MEF’s tax revenue bulletin.
Navarra’s tax authority reported that cumulative net receipts from the tax on gaming activities reached €3,080,609 through November 2025, down from €3,274,524 a year earlier. Receipts from taxes on prizes and lotteries fell 64.69% to €801,518 from €2,269,707, according to the authority’s figures.
The Curaçao Gaming Authority said an account registered under a false identity accessed its customer-facing licensing portal from December 2025 until September 2026. The CGA said the full extent of material obtained remains unknown and the investigation is ongoing; it has strengthened portal security and will notify affected stakeholders where required.
CAIXA Loterias reported sales of R$17.99 billion for the first nine months of 2025, according to a report. The company operates Brazil’s federal lottery.
Benin’s National Lottery reported net profit of CFA1.778 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 72% year on year. Revenue increased 7.5% to CFA77.95 billion, while gross gaming revenue fell 9.7% to CFA13.945 billion as player winnings rose 12.2%; online betting sales grew 36.3%.
Net profit at Benin’s National Lottery (LNB) climbed 72% to CFA1.778 billion in the first nine months of 2026, according to its activity report. LNB made CFA77.95 billion during those nine months, 7.5% more than in the same period of 2025.