{"id":777037880,"date":"2026-02-10T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777037880"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:30:50","slug":"macau-sees-14-5-per-cent-rise-in-gaming-tax-for-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-sees-14-5-per-cent-rise-in-gaming-tax-for-january","title":{"rendered":"Macau sees 14.5 per cent rise in gaming tax collections for January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The January result reached 8.9 per cent of the government’s target for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Gaming tax receipts in Macau reached MOP8.23bn<\/strong> (US$1.03bn) in January 2026, <\/strong>up 14.5 per cent<\/strong> year-on-year. The increase was driven by strong casino performance, with GGR hitting MOP22.63bn (US$2.82bn), the highest January figure since 2019 and 24 per cent<\/strong> higher year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Factoring in capital income, Macau\u2019s public fiscal revenue for January amounted to MOP9.63bn<\/strong> (US$1.20bn). The gaming sector contributed approximately 85 per cent<\/strong>, reflecting its continued importance as the chief revenue source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total government spending during January stood at MOP4.67bn<\/strong> (US$581m), while the public fiscal surplus reached MOP4.96bn<\/strong> (US$618m), marking a 29 per cent year-on-year increase<\/strong>. According to the Financial Services Bureau<\/strong>, the improved fiscal balance reflects higher gaming-related revenue combined with disciplined public spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government’s gambling tax target for 2026 is MOP92.53bn<\/strong> (US$11.52bn). The January result reached 8.9 per cent <\/strong>of that.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau visitors\u2019 non-gaming spending hit record level in 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The January result reached 8.9 per cent of the government’s target for the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":11885,"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 gaming tax receipts for January 2026 reached MOP8.23bn, a 14.5% year-on-year increase, primarily driven by a robust MOP22.63bn GGR, marking the highest January figure since 2019. The gaming sector contributed 85% to the public fiscal revenue, underscoring its critical role in the region's economic recovery and fiscal surplus growth. This performance positions Macau favorably towards its MOP92.53bn annual gambling tax target.","focusai_entities":"Financial Services Bureau","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Growth Drivers","query":"What specific market segments or operational efficiencies are primarily driving Macau's GGR growth to surpass pre-pandemic January 2019 levels, and what is the forward-looking forecast for this momentum?"},{"label":"2026 Fiscal Projections","query":"With January's gaming tax receipts at 8.9% of the annual target, what are the key economic indicators and policy levers the Macau government intends to leverage to ensure attainment of the MOP92.53bn gambling tax target for 2026?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163,24628],"tags":[29,23908,257],"class_list":["post-777037880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","tag-casino","tag-gaming-regulation","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037880","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777037880"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777037884,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037880\/revisions\/777037884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777037880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777037880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777037880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}