{"id":777039044,"date":"2026-03-12T07:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039044"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:36:21","slug":"macau-gaming-tax-revenue-up-18-9-january-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-gaming-tax-revenue-up-18-9-january-february","title":{"rendered":"Macau gaming tax revenue up 18.9% January-February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The government collected US$2.1bn from casino operations in the first two months of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The Financial Services Bureau<\/strong> has reported that Macau collected MOP19.6bn (US$2.11bn)<\/strong> in casino taxes in the first two months of the year. The figure was up 18.9 per cent year-on-year and accounted for 90.7 per cent of the government revenue. For February<\/strong>, gaming tax revenue reached MOP8.69bn (US$940m). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reported that, cumulatively, Macau\u2019s GGR for the two months of 2026 was\u00a0MOP43.26bn (US$5.38bn)<\/a>, up 13.9 per cent year-on-year but 14 per cent below pre-pandemic levels in 2019 (US$6.26bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the 10-year concessions that came into effect on January 1, 2023, casinos pay 40 per cent on GGR. The Macau government\u2019s 2026 fiscal budget plan estimates that income from taxes on the gaming sector will reach MOP92.53bn (US$11.52bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this week, the\u00a0Financial Services Bureau<\/strong>\u00a0reported that Macau collected\u00a0MOP94.85bn (US$11.8bn)<\/a>\u00a0in gaming taxes in 2025. The figure was up 7.6 per cent year-on-year, and slightly surpassed the government\u2019s\u00a02025 budget plan<\/a>\u00a0forecast of MOP93.12bn (US$11.52bn). <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau gaming tax revenue up 7.6% in 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government collected US$2.1bn from casino operations in the first two months of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777039048,"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 casino tax revenue for January-February 2026 reached US$2.11bn, an 18.9% year-on-year increase, constituting 90.7% of government revenue. This aligns with a cumulative GGR of US$5.38bn for the period, up 13.9% year-on-year, though still 14% below 2019 pre-pandemic levels. The government's 2026 fiscal budget projects US$11.52bn from gaming taxes, following a successful 2025 where collections surpassed forecasts.","focusai_entities":"Financial Services Bureau, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Recovery Trajectory","query":"Given the 14% deficit compared to 2019 GGR levels, what specific market drivers or policy adjustments are anticipated to close this gap and achieve full pre-pandemic recovery within the current concession period?"},{"label":"Fiscal Budget Impact","query":"How does the consistent outperformance of gaming tax revenue against budget forecasts, as seen in 2025, influence the Macau government's fiscal planning and potential for reinvestment into non-gaming diversification initiatives?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163,24628,158],"tags":[12436,257,1206],"class_list":["post-777039044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-slider-home","tag-casinos","tag-macau","tag-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039044","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777039044"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039089,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039044\/revisions\/777039089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777039048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}