{"id":19183,"date":"2026-10-13T08:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=19183"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:15:29","slug":"macau-collects-us9-22-billion-as-gaming-crime-and-alerts-rise","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/macau-collects-us9-22-billion-as-gaming-crime-and-alerts-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Macau collects US$9.22 billion as gaming crime and alerts rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Macau, October 12, 2026.<\/strong> The Macau government collected <strong>US$9.22 billion in gaming taxes, up 5.9% year-on-year<\/strong>, while casino-related crime increased <strong>12.3%<\/strong> and suspicious financial transaction reports rose <strong>7.9%<\/strong> between January and September. The three official reports reveal growing tax revenue alongside heightened indicators of criminal activity and anti-money laundering risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Financial Services Bureau (DSF)<\/strong>, headed by <strong>Ho Silvestre In Mui<\/strong>, recorded <strong>MOP 74.56 billion<\/strong> in gaming tax revenue. September contributed <strong>MOP 8.39 billion (+7.4% month-on-month)<\/strong>. Gaming taxes accounted for <strong>84.1% of the government&#8217;s MOP 88.71 billion<\/strong> in current revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19189\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5219638242894056;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-100.png 751w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-100-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ng Wai Han<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Secretary for Economy and Finance <strong>Ng Wai Han<\/strong>, Macau maintains an effective tax burden of <strong>40% on gross gaming revenue (GGR)<\/strong> under the concession framework introduced in January 2023. Collections reached <strong>80.6% of the annual target of MOP 92.53 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Executive <strong>Sam Hou Fai<\/strong> has ruled out revising the <strong>MOP 236 billion GGR forecast for 2026<\/strong> for now, despite September recording <strong>MOP 17.84 billion (\u22121.2% year-on-year)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-101.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19191\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.3373015873015874;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-101.png 832w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-101-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-101-767x328.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Office of the Secretary for Security, headed by <strong>Chan Tsz King<\/strong>, reported <strong>1,951 gaming-related crimes<\/strong>, including <strong>558 fraud cases (+21.3%)<\/strong>, <strong>404 illegal currency exchange cases (+11.9%)<\/strong>, and <strong>132 illegal lending cases (\u221212.6%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-99.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19186\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.9158415841584158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-99.png 952w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-99-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-99-765x262.png 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Judiciary Police, led by <strong>Sit Chong Meng<\/strong>, also investigated an alleged extortion network involving security personnel at a Cotai casino. Prosecutors confirmed on <strong>September 5<\/strong> that five defendants were being held in pretrial detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-102.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19192\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4556650246305418;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-102.png 726w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-102-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sit Chong Meng<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Financial Intelligence Office (GIF)<\/strong>, operating under the Unitary Police Service, received <strong>2,968 suspicious transaction reports from the gaming sector (+7.9%)<\/strong>, accounting for <strong>71.7% of Macau&#8217;s 4,138 reports (+10.3%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The indicators include chip conversions involving little or no significant gambling activity and transactions conducted on behalf of third parties. During 2025, authorities identified <strong>1,469 reports<\/strong> involving chip conversions without meaningful gaming activity, a persistent pattern under AML\/KYC monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macau, October 12, 2026. 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