{"id":30882,"date":"2022-06-17T04:09:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T07:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=30882"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:42:08","slug":"doubts-around-the-impact-of-macaus-increase-on-ggr-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/doubts-around-the-impact-of-macaus-increase-on-ggr-tax","title":{"rendered":"Doubts around the impact of Macau’s increase on GGR tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to some analysts, the proposed new tax liability was unexpected and could generate uncertainty in current and potential investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- “What else could happen?” That’s what casino operators and investors are wondering according to\u00a0gaming analyst Ben Lee\u00a0<\/strong>after Macau’s new draft gaming legislation was amended to increase indirect taxes in Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Legislative Assembly’s final draft of Macau\u2019s general gaming law amendment<\/a>\u00a0proposes to raise the current tax on gaming revenue. The extra funds would be donated to fund the cultural, social, economic, educational, scientific, academic and charitable activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee told Macau Business: \u201cIf we look at it as an additional 1 per cent from the current 39 per cent, it\u2019s not a big deal. However, as the increase came without warning, potential new investors will wonder ‘what else could suddenly come?’.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the new law,\u00a0casinos could be exempt from paying the extra levies<\/strong>\u00a0if they can show they have attracted players from other jurisdictions. However, Ben Lee pointed out that with the exception of baccarat in large gaming rooms, casino operators are currently unable to determine the income of individual players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the analyst said he believes the discount may not be enough to encourage investment in new markets. The Legislative Assembly will hold a plenary meeting<\/a>, likely on June 21, to vote on the new legislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to some analysts, the proposed new tax liability was unexpected and could generate uncertainty in current and potential investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":23015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's Legislative Assembly has proposed an amendment to its gaming law, increasing indirect taxes on gaming revenue, which analysts suggest could introduce market uncertainty for current and prospective investors. While the additional 1% tax may seem minor, its unannounced nature raises concerns about future regulatory stability. Operators may qualify for tax exemptions by attracting international players, though current tracking capabilities pose a challenge.","focusai_entities":"Ben Lee, Macau Business, Legislative Assembly","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.75), compliance_legal (0.88), operator_casino (0.98), investor_analyst (0.97), supplier_vendor (0.72), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR Projections?","query":"How will the proposed 1% indirect tax increase, coupled with the uncertainty it generates, affect the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for Macau's concessionaires in the next fiscal year?"},{"label":"Feasibility of Tax Exemptions?","query":"Given the current limitations in tracking individual player income, what specific governance frameworks or technological solutions are Macau operators exploring to effectively demonstrate the attraction of international players for tax exemption eligibility?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,158],"tags":[23911,23906],"class_list":["post-30882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30882"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30909,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30882\/revisions\/30909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}