Macau’s gaming tax revenue rose by 6.9 percent year-on-year to MOP66.17 billion ($8.24 billion) in the first eight months of 2026, according to the latest central account budget execution data from the Financial Services Bureau (DSF).
The amount compared with MOP61.88 billion ($7.71 billion) recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.
Gaming receipts had reached 71.5 percent of the government’s MOP92.53 billion ($11.52 billion) full-year budget by the end of August.
However, the amount added to cumulative receipts during August was MOP7.83 billion ($975 million), down 8.0 percent from MOP8.51 billion ($1.06 billion) in the same month last year.
Gaming revenue accounted for nearly all of Macau’s MOP66.32 billion ($8.26 billion) in concession revenue during the period, with the remaining MOP146.56 million ($18.3 million) coming from public utility service concessions. Total concession revenue rose by 6.9 percent year-on-year.
Macau’s total government revenue reached MOP77.77 billion ($9.68 billion) in the first eight months, representing an increase of 7.2 percent from a year earlier. Gaming receipts accounted for approximately 85.1 percent of the total.
Government expenditure amounted to MOP58.81 billion ($7.32 billion), leaving the central account with a balance of MOP18.95 billion ($2.36 billion), compared with MOP15.01 billion ($1.87 billion) a year earlier.
