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Macau gaming tax revenue rises 9.3% to $7.22B through July

Macau's seven-month gaming tax revenue climbed 9.3 percent to $7.22 billion, while July alone generated $885 million for the government.

Viviana Chan Viviana ChanAugust 13, 2026 · 1 min read
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The Macau government collected MOP58.34 billion ($7.22 billion) in gaming tax revenue during the first seven months of 2026, up 9.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Financial Services Bureau.

Gaming tax receipts totaled MOP7.15 billion ($885 million) in July, based on the difference between the bureau’s June and July cumulative figures.

The gaming industry remained the government’s largest revenue source, accounting for 86 percent of the MOP67.85 billion ($8.40 billion) in current revenue collected through the end of July.

Macau has budgeted MOP92.53 billion ($11.45 billion) in gaming revenue for 2026. Collections in the first seven months represented 63.1 percent of the full-year estimate.

Under the city’s 10-year concession system, which took effect in January 2023, casino operators face an effective tax rate of 40 percent on gross gaming revenue (GGR).

However, gaming tax receipts and GGR for the same month are not directly comparable because of the delay between when operators record gaming revenue and when the corresponding payments enter government accounts.

Macau’s casino GGR fell 12.1 percent year-on-year to MOP18.52 billion ($2.29 billion) in June. GGR recovered 9.4 percent sequentially to MOP20.26 billion ($2.51 billion) in July, but remained 8.4 percent below the prior-year level.

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Viviana Chan
Written by Viviana Chan Viviana Chan is an editor, interpreter, and journalist. With over a decade of experience, she writes in English, Chinese, and Portuguese. Viviana started her career in Macau-based newspapers, where she became passionate about the region's social, financial, and cultural development. Her writing focuses on the economy, emerging industries, gaming development, political affairs, and cross cultural-exchange in the business and cultural domains. She is avid for news and eager to discover and cover stories that generate public relevance. More from Viviana Chan →
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