Macau gaming tax revenue up 5.3% January-August

The government collected US$7.71bn from casino operations in the first eight months of 2025.

Macau.- The Financial Services Bureau has reported that Macau collected MOP61.9bn (US$7.71bn) in casino taxes in the first eight months of the year. The figure was up 5.3 per cent year-on-year.

For August, gaming tax revenue reached MOP8.31bn (US$1.04bn), 2.5 per cent higher than the MOP$8.31bn (US$1bn) collected in July. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) reported that Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) was MOP22.16bn (US$2.76bn) in August, an increase of 12.2 per cent in year-on-year terms and the best monthly performance since January 2020 before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Under the 10-year concessions that came into effect on January 1, 2023, casinos pay 40 per cent on GGR. The government’s original 2025 budget plan forecast full-year gaming tax revenue of MOP93.12bn (US$11.52bn). This was revised down in the 2025 fiscal budget amendment bill to MOP79.8bn (US$9.87bn), reflecting a revision of the gaming revenue forecast from MOP240bn ($29.69bn) to MOP228bn ($28.2bn).

Cumulatively, Macau’s GGR for the first eight months of 2025 was MOP163.05bn (US$19.11bn), up 7.2 per cent year-on-year. The figure was 11.7 per cent below pre-pandemic levels (MOP198.22bn / US$24.75bn).

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The government collected US$7.71bn from casino operations in the first eight months of 2025. Macau.- The Financial Services Bureau has reported that Macau collected MOP61.9bn (US$7.71bn) in casino taxes in…