Macau gaming tax revenue up slightly in first half of the year
The government collected US$5.6bn from casino operations.
Macau.- The Financial Services Bureau has reported that Macau collected MOP45.26bn (US$5.6bn) in casino taxes in the first half of the year. The figure was 1 per cent up year-on-year. For June, MOP8.16bn (US$1bn) was collected, up 12 per cent compared to May.
The government’s original 2025 budget plan forecast gaming tax revenue of MOP93.12bn (US$11.52bn). This has since been revised down in the 2025 fiscal budget amendment bill to MOP79.8bn (US$9.87bn), reflecting a revision of the gaming revenue forecast from MOP240bn ($29.69bn) to MOP228bn ($28.2bn).
Under the 10-year concessions that came into effect on January 1, 2023, casinos pay 40 per cent on GGR. Tax revenue figures cannot be directly compared because there is usually a delay between when GGR is documented and when the government recognises the tax as being paid.
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has reported that Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was MOP21.06bn (US$2.60bn) in June. Cumulatively, Macau’s GGR for the first six months of 2025 was MOP118.77bn (US$14.69bn), up 4.4 per cent year-on-year. However, the figure remains 20.5 per cent below pre-pandemic levels (MOP149.50bn).
