TLDR Macau collected MOP$81.5 billion (US$10.1 billion) in gaming taxes from January to October. That total reached 88.1% of the MOP$92.5 billion full-year budget. The city needs about MOP$11 billion more in November and December to meet its target. October collections fell 17% from September and 1.4% from a year earlier. Gaming taxes made up 83.0% of all government revenue in the first 10 months.
Macau has collected 88.1% of its full-year gaming tax target with two months left in 2026. The city needs about MOP$11 billion more in November and December to reach its budget goal.
The government set its 2026 budget for gaming tax revenue at MOP$92.5 billion, or about US$11.5 billion. From January through October, it collected MOP$81.5 billion, or US$10.1 billion. The budget covers the full 2026 fiscal year.
That 10-month total is 5.2% higher than the same period in 2025. It also pushed the city’s gaming tax income for the year past the US$10 billion mark.
What the Remaining Gap Looks Like
Subtracting the amount already collected from the budget leaves a gap of MOP$11 billion. Split evenly, that works out to about MOP$5.5 billion per month for November and December. This figure is based on the government’s own full-year forecast.
So far this year, Macau has averaged roughly MOP$8.15 billion in gaming tax each month. That average is based on the MOP$81.5 billion collected over 10 months. It is higher than the MOP$5.5 billion needed for each of the final two months.
October’s collection alone was MOP$6.96 billion, or US$861 million. That amount is above the monthly pace needed to meet the budget, even though it was lower than September’s total.
Macau’s gaming tax revenue reached US$10.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2026, up 5.2% year-on-year.#GGC2027