Macau gaming tax take moves above US$10 billion in 2026 despite October tax falling 1.4% year-on-year to US$861 million

The Macau government collected gaming taxes of MOP$6.96 billion (US$861 million) in October, down 1.4% compared with the same month last year and 17% lower than in September. The October tax figure correlates to Macau’s gross gaming revenues for the month of September, when GGR came in at MOP$18.1 billion (US$2.24 billion) – down 1.2% year-on-year. For the first 10 months of 2026 combined, the government’s revenue from gaming taxes reached MOP$81.5 billion (US$10.1 billion), up 5.2% compared with the same period in 2025.