Macao’s casino industry generated 22.12 billion patacas (US$2.73 billion) in gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month, according to new data published by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.
The current haul represents a jump of 19 percent in comparison to the 18.59 billion patacas (US$2.29 billion) reaped in July 2024, and a rise of 5 percent against the 21.06 billion patacas (US$2.6 billion) recorded in June 2025.
July’s strong GGR performance is not unexpected, as the summer holiday period is considered a busy season for Macao’s tourism industry, with the city welcoming an influx of visitors.
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said early last month that July’s daily tourism rate had already averaged more than 90,000 people and was expected to rise above the figures for June.
Tourism officials later stated that around 110,000 tourists were expected to enter the city in July and August each day, and that the hotel occupancy rate at the time had hit a robust level of roughly 90 percent with many hotels reaching full capacity during the weekend.
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The gaming revenue in July also exceeds the government’s revised GGR of 19 billion patacas (US$2.28 billion) per month.
Originally, SAR authorities set the cumulative GGR for 2025 to 240 billion patacas (US$28.8 billion) or 20 billion patacas (US$2.4 billion) per month. This was later downgraded to 228 billion patacas or 19 billion patacas (US$27.36 billion) due to the weaker-than-expected casino revenue.
Over the past six months, Macao’s gaming sector has generated 118.76 billion patacas (US$14.69 billion) in revenue, a figure that is equivalent to 19.79 billion patacas (US$2.45 billion) per month.
As for the second half of this year, Macao’s GGR is forecasted to perform strongly, with Seaport Research Partners predicting a year-on-year growth of 9 percent over this period.
The research firm also expects the full year’s GGR to jump by 7 percent compared to 2024.
