The amount of gaming tax the Macau government collected in the first seven months of 2025 rose by just 3.4 percent yearly, according to the most recent data from the SAR’s Financial Services Bureau.
In total, the government collected nearly MOP53.37 billion ($6.64 billion) in taxes on games of chance during the six-month period, amounting to 60.3 percent of that outlined in the government’s budget plan.
The figure means that July’s gaming revenue tax amounted to MOP8.11 billion ($1 billion), an 18.8 percent yearly increase.
During the month of July, Macau’s GGR reached MOP22.12 billion ($2.75 billion), marking a 19 percent increase compared to the same month last year.
For the first seven months of 2025, Macau’s casino GGR reached MOP140.89 billion ($17.53 billion), up 6.5 percent year-on-year.
Under Macau’s 10-year gaming concession system, which came into effect on January 1st of last year, the effective tax rate on casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) stands at 40 percent.
