According to data released by Macau’s Financial Services Bureau, the Macau government’s revenue from gaming taxes in August was approximately MOP$8.31 billion (US$1.04 billion), around 2.5% higher than the MOP$8.31 billion (US$1.01 billion) collected in July.
The August tax figure correlates to Macau’s gross gaming revenues for the month of July, when GGR came in at MOP$22.1 billion (US$2.73 billion) – up 19.0% year-on-year and setting a new post-pandemic record at that time.
For the first eight months of the year combined, the government’s revenue from gaming taxes reached MOP$61.9 billion (US$7.71 billion), up 5.3% compared with the same period in 2024.
Total government revenue for the period was MOP$72.4 billion (US$9.02 billion), with gaming tax accounting for 85.5% of the total.
The government has announced an annual budget of MOP$93.1 billion (US$11.6 billion) for gaming duty revenue in FY25, meaning tax for the first eight months of 2025 has reached 69.9% of the budget.
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