Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau approved three baccarat side bets, with its guideline taking effect on 23 March, according to the report. The products are Monkey no Monkey, Pairs+ and 4/5/6 Cards; the guideline sets out their play rules and payouts.
Macau casino operators can offer the three side bets under the rules set out in the guideline.
The day’s most important stories, free. One email a day.
Macao casinos recorded MOP21.68bn in gross gaming revenue in October 2026, according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. The figure was 10% lower year on year but 20% higher than September; revenue for January to October totalled MOP208.796bn, up 1.6% year on year.
Macao casinos recorded gross gaming revenue of MOP21.68bn in October 2026. That was 10% below the MOP24.086bn recorded in the same month of 2025. According to data released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macao's gaming regulator, October revenue was 20% higher than September, when casino revenue stood at MOP18.063bn.
Macao’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) will coordinate six gaming concessionaires’ participation in the expanded Community Rewards programme, announced on 28 October 2026, according to the authorities. From 1 November to 31 December, eligible participants can receive electronic voucher packages worth 50, 100 or 150 Macao patacas, usable at over a thousand participating businesses; each person may access the benefit up to twice a week.
Macau recorded 32.18 million visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, up 8.5% year on year, while casino gross gaming revenue increased 3.2% to MOP187.12 billion, according to reported official data. September GGR fell 1.2% to MOP18.06 billion even as arrivals rose 15.9% to 3,216,535; the average visitor stay also shortened.
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 casino gross gaming revenue fell 3.7% year on year in Q3 2026 to MOP60.4bn, according to figures from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Mass baccarat revenue dropped 7.9% to MOP33.6bn, while VIP baccarat was unchanged year on year at MOP16.9bn. The regulator’s mass baccarat category includes mass and premium mass play.