Casino revenue up 4.4% in first half; June potentially best month so far in daily GGR

The local gaming industry closed the first half (1H) of this year with results that surpassed those of 2024 by 4.4%, according to official data from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ).

Local casinos generated approximately MOP118.77 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the first six months of this year, an increase of 4.4% from the MOP113.75 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.

When compared year-on-year, June alone performed significantly better than last year, generating around MOP21.06 billion – 19% more than the MOP17.69 billion recorded in the previous year.

Currently, the average GGR stands at MOP19.795 billion, which is nearing the MOP20 billion mark that the government had initially forecast for this year and surpasses the average of the recently revised-down forecast of MOP19 billion/month (MOP228 billion/year).

June is the second-best month of the year and the second consecutive month in which GGR has exceeded MOP21 billion.

The best month so far was May, when local casinos generated revenues of MOP21.19 billion. This means that GGR held steady, with June’s result just 0.6% lower than May’s.

Considering that June had one fewer calendar day than May, June’s daily average (MOP702.13 million) was actually higher than May’s (MOP683.65 million).