Macau reportedly collected MOP81.53bn in gaming tax revenue in the first 10 months of 2026, up 5.2% year on year. October receipts were MOP6.96bn, 1.4% below the same month a year earlier and 17% below September; gaming taxes accounted for 84.1% of current revenue through 31 October.
Gaming taxes supplied most reported current revenue, while October receipts declined year on year and from September.
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Macau’s DICJ reported casino gross gaming revenue of MOP21,680 million in October, 10.0% below October 2025. Revenue rose 20.0% from September’s MOP18,063 million, while January-to-October GGR reached MOP208,796 million, up 1.6% year on year.
Macau's casinos recorded gross gaming revenue of MOP21,680 million in October, 10.0% below the MOP24,086 million reported in October 2025, according to the monthly table published on Sunday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). The month was about MOP2.4 billion short of last year's level, and in US dollar terms October's takings came to around $2.7 billion.
CreditSights said Macau could still reach the government’s MOP236 billion casino gross gaming revenue target for 2026. The analysts said the market needed an average MOP16.3 billion a month in the fourth quarter; official figures put revenue at nearly MOP187.12 billion for the first nine months, up 3.2% year on year.
Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will deliver his 2027 Policy Address on 16 November, according to the report. The address is expected to include a gross gaming revenue budget, but the excerpt provides no further details.
Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will deliver his 2027 Policy Address on 16 November, according to the report.
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 Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said October could determine whether casino gross gaming revenue reaches the government’s MOP236bn target for 2026. He noted that monthly revenue had fallen year on year for four successive months.