Macau casinos earn 1.2% less in September as visits jump 15.9%

Macau’s gross gaming revenue (stakes minus winnings) fell 1.2% in September, the fourth monthly fall in a row and the lowest monthly total of 2026, even though arrivals rose 15.9%. Over the first nine months, visitors rose 8.5% while revenue grew only 3.2%, Yogonet reported.

The outlet cited data from the territory’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) and industry reports based on figures from the gaming regulator DICJ.

By the numbers

• Arrivals, January to September: 32,181,272.
• Gaming revenue, January to September: MOP187.12 billion.
• Gaming revenue, September: MOP18.06 billion.
• Arrivals, September: 3,216,535.

The details

Cumulative revenue growth was 24.0% in January and 6.8% in June. Third-quarter revenue fell 3.8%, and mass baccarat revenue fell 7.9%.

Same-day arrivals in September rose 23.8% to 1,933,257, against a 5.7% rise in overnight arrivals to 1,283,278. The report says day-trippers affect spending on food, shopping and entertainment, but not much on hotels and casinos.

About 415,000 mainland visitors arrived over the 25 to 27 September holiday, up 19.5%, yet monthly revenue still fell.

By source market

Mainland China sent 23,884,916 visitors, up 10.7%. International arrivals rose 3.4% to 1,949,417. Hong Kong fell 0.3%, and South Korea fell 2.1%.