Macau’s VIP baccarat segment generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of nearly MOP19.56 billion ($2.43 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 35.4 percent increase year-on-year, but a 3.6 percent decline compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.
Figures from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) showed that the VIP baccarat segment accounted for 29.7 percent of total GGR from games of fortune in the first three months of the year, indicating an increase in contribution compared with the same period in 2025, when its share stood at just over a quarter. However, the proportion edged lower from the 30.7 percent recorded in the final quarter of last year.
Overall GGR from games of fortune reached MOP66.04 billion ($8.20 billion) in the first quarter.
Mass-market baccarat remained the dominant revenue driver, generating MOP36.56 billion ($4.54 billion) during the period. The segment continued to account for the largest share of gaming revenue.
Other gaming categories also contributed to the quarterly total. Slot machines generated MOP3.98 billion ($494 million), a 21.6 percent year-on-year increase and a 9.6 percent rise from the prior quarter.
Revenue from the ‘live multi game’ segment came in at MOP1.26 billion ($157 million), up 3.5 percent year-on-year and broadly flat compared with the previous quarter.
Outside traditional casino gaming, football betting revenue reached MOP90 million ($11.18 million) in the first quarter, down 10 percent compared with the same period last year.
Basketball betting recorded MOP73 million ($9.07 million) in the first quarter, representing a 23.7 percent increase from MOP59 million ($7.33 million) a year earlier.
