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Market · Regional · Thu 12 Nov · 3 min read · By Roland Cinco
Macau gaming tax receipts reach MOP81.53 billion through October
What happened
Macau collected nearly MOP81.53 billion in gaming-related fiscal revenue during the first ten months of 2026, according to Financial Services Bureau data reported by GGRAsia.
The cumulative tax take rose 5.2 percent from the prior-year period, while October collections fell 17.0 percent month-on-month to just over MOP6.96 billion.
September’s gaming tax receipts were MOP8.39 billion, compared with the lower October figure in the bureau’s latest release covering collections through 31 October.
Gaming taxes accounted for 84.1 percent of the government’s nearly MOP96.94 billion in current revenue recorded during the first ten months of the year.
The government expects to collect just over MOP92.53 billion in gaming tax revenue during 2026, with the ten-month tally representing 88.1 percent of that target.
Separately, Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue reached just under MOP208.80 billion through 31 October, approximately 88.5 percent of the government’s MOP236 billion full-year forecast.
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said in mid-October that there were no plans to adjust the full-year GGR forecast, according to GGRAsia’s report.
Why it matters
Sources: GGRAsia
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