Macau recorded a 10.2 percent year-on-year increase in suspicious transaction reports (STRs) in the first quarter of 2026, driven primarily by a rise in filings from the gaming sector.
According to data from the Financial Intelligence Office of the Unitary Police Service, a total of 1,356 STRs were recorded between January and March, up from 1,230 cases in the same period of 2025. Authorities said the growth was largely supported by increased reporting activity from gaming operators.
Filings from games of fortune operators rose 11.9 percent year-on-year to 997 cases, accounting for 73.5 percent of all STRs, compared with 891 cases, or 72.4 percent, a year earlier.
Reports from financial institutions and insurance companies remained broadly stable at 245 cases in the first quarter, compared with 242 a year earlier, although their share of total STRs declined to 18.1 percent from 19.7 percent.
Meanwhile, reports submitted by other institutions increased to 114 cases, representing 8.4 percent of total filings, up from 97 cases, or 7.9 percent, in the prior-year period.
