The Macau government collected gaming taxes of MOP$7.83 billion (US$969 million) in August, up 9.5% compared with July although down 8.0% on the same month last year.
The August tax figure correlates to Macau’s gross gaming revenues for the month of July, when GGR came in at MOP$20.3 billion (US$2.51 billion) – down 8.4% year-on-year.
For the first eight months of 2026 combined, the government’s revenue from gaming taxes reached MOP$66.2 billion (US$8.19 billion), up 6.9% compared with the same period in 2025.
Total government revenue for the period was MOP$76.6 billion (US$9.48 billion), with gaming tax accounting for 86.4% of the total.
The government has announced an annual budget of MOP$92.5 billion (US$11.5 billion) for gaming duty revenue in FY26, meaning tax for the first eight months of 2026 has reached 71.5% of the budget.
