Macau GGR falls 10% year-on-year in October
Golden Week and major events boosted monthly revenue, but the market remains under pressure as Macau seeks to meet its 2026 GGR target.
Key takeaways:
- Macau’s October 2026 GGR reached MOP21.68bn (US$2.69bn), down 10% year-on-year.
- Revenue increased 20% compared with September’s US$2.23bn.
- October marked the fifth consecutive month of year-on-year GGR decline.
- Macau’s cumulative GGR for the first ten months of 2026 totalled MOP208.79bn (US$25.89bn), up 1.6% year-on-year.
Macau.- The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has reported that Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was MOP21.68bn (US$2.69bn) in October. That’s a decrease of 10 per cent in year-on-year terms but 20 per cent ahead of September’s US$2.23bn. October figures benefited from the Golden Week holiday as well as several events.
October was the fifth consecutive month of year-on-year GGR decline and saw the second-highest year-on-year fall so far this year. Cumulatively, Macau’s GGR for the first ten months of 2026 was MOP208.79bn (US$25.89bn), up 1.6 per cent year-on-year.
Chief executive Sam Hou Fai had said that the government would review October performance before deciding whether to maintain its 2026 GGR forecast of MOP236bn (US$29.2bn). CreditSights had suggested that Macau could remain on course to meet the target with soft data possibly still being cyclical rather than structural.
