Location: Philippines

Philippines resort Okada Manila hoping new online casino can help drive 2025 recovery

18 February 2025 at 5:56am UTC-5
Philippines integrated resort Okada Manila is looking to its recently launched online gaming platform to help drive business recovery in 2025 following a less than stellar ...

PAOCC aims to eliminate POGOs by the end of the year

17 February 2025 at 7:22am UTC-5
The Philippine Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission has announced plans to target and eliminate illegal POGOs by the end of the year. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr ...

Light & Wonder opens office in Philippines

13 February 2025 at 5:59am UTC-5
Light & Wonder has extended its influence in the Philippines by opening an office and showroom in Clark Freeport Zone. Light & Wonder’s portfolio of gaming content is ...

Philippine legislators approve gaming bill to ban offshore operators

7 February 2025 at 7:11am UTC-5
Philippine legislators have approved a House bill to institutionalize the ban on offshore gambling operators. In November, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marco Jr. issued an ...

PAGCOR says no truth to “scam messages” claiming POGOs will reopen

3 February 2025 at 4:23am UTC-5
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has issued a warning against scam letters and text messages being circulated claiming that the shuttered POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming ...

PAGCOR reports record US$1.92 billion revenue in 2024

30 January 2025 at 5:01am UTC-5
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has reported an all-time revenue record of Php112 billion (US$1.92 billion) in 2024, bolstered by the phenomenal growth of the country’s ...

PAGCOR further slashes fee rate charged to Philippine online gaming operators to 30%

21 January 2025 at 6:14am UTC-5
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has reduced the rates it charges operators of online games, also known as E-Games, from 35% to 30%, while those operating online gaming will ...

Former mayor Alice Guo accused of gambling-related money laundering in the Philippines

16 January 2025 at 8:31am UTC-5
The Department of Justice in the Philippines has approved the filing of 62 counts of money laundering charges against former mayor Alice Guo, and 31 others. The charges are in ...