Macau collected virtually MOP81.53 billion (US$10.09 billion) in gaming tax income throughout the first 10 months of 2026, up 5.2% from the identical interval final yr.
October collections got here to only over MOP6.96 billion (US$861 million), down 17% from MOP8.39 billion in September and 1.4% decrease than a yr earlier.
The month-to-month tax figures don’t align straight with on line casino gross gaming income as a result of there’s normally a delay between operators recording GGR and the federal government receiving the corresponding tax funds.
October’s tax assortment subsequently broadly displays September on line casino exercise, when Macau operators generated MOP18.1 billion in GGR, down 1.2% year-on-year.
Gaming Taxes Continue to Dominate Public Revenue
Casino taxation stays Macau’s primary supply of presidency revenue.
Gaming taxes accounted for 84.1% of roughly MOP96.94 billion in present income recorded via October 31. According to Inside Asian Gaming, a broader authorities income measure positioned complete revenue at about MOP98.2 billion, with gaming contributing round 83%.
Macau’s 10-year gaming concession system took impact on January 1, 2023. Under the framework, the efficient tax charge on on line casino GGR is about 40%.
The timing distinction between GGR and tax receipts means month-to-month actions in the 2 figures can range, even once they relate to the identical underlying on line casino exercise.
The authorities expects to gather simply over MOP92.53 billion in gaming tax income for 2026.
The MOP81.53 billion recorded via October represents 88.1% of that focus on.
Macau has additionally forecast full-year on line casino GGR of MOP236 billion. By October 31, year-to-date GGR stood at just below MOP208.80 billion, or about 88.5% of the annual estimate.
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai stated in mid-October that there have been no plans at that time to revise the GGR forecast.
October Falls After Stronger September
The October tax end result marked a transparent month-to-month slowdown after September’s MOP8.39 billion assortment.
The decline amounted to roughly MOP1.43 billion month-on-month, whereas the year-on-year lower was a lot smaller at 1.4%.
Despite the weaker October determine, cumulative gaming tax income stays forward of the 2025 tempo and near the extent implied by the federal government’s full-year goal.
