The number of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) issued by Macau’s gaming operators fell by 9.5% % year-on-year to 2,751 in the first nine months of 2025, down from 3,041 in the prior year period, according to data from the Financial Intelligence Office.
STRs also dropped on a quarter-to-quarter basis in the three months to 30 September 2025, with 895 STRs compared with 965 in Q2. The figure was slightly higher than the 891 STRs issued in the March quarter as well as the 860 issued in 3Q24.
STRs issued by Macau’s gaming operators formed the vast majority of the total 3,752 STRs recorded between January and September, comprising 73.3% of the total.
This total included 789 STRs from Financial Institutions and Insurance Companies, down from 843 in the same period last year, plus 212 from “Other Institutions”, slightly down from 234. STRs overall were down 8.9% compared with the first nine months of 2024.




























