Location: Philippines

The Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has reaffirmed its plan to separate its dual role as operator and regulator of the country’s gaming industry. In a statement ...

Gambling supplier and games aggregator Light & Wonder has become the first PAGCOR-licensed supplier for e-gaming in the Philippines. Light & Wonder, which only operates ...

New Zealanders could face an onslaught of aggressive online casino advertising if the government lifts its current ban, MPs have been told. Pub Charity Managing Director Martin ...

Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR is coming under increasing pressure over the spread of gambling advertisements on social media, despite strict new rules on online gambling ...

Philippines gambling regulator PAGCOR says regulated igaming is one of the country’s biggest revenue generators, but cautions that Filipinos must be wary of illegal sites ...

Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has voided casino winnings of more than PHP200 million since January after it was discovered that they had been won by government officials ...

Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR is a testing a new AI-powered tool capable of identifying 60 illegal websites per minute. Speaking at a Light & Wonder event ahead of ...

Chairman and Chief Executive of the Philippine regulator PAGCOR, Alejandro Tengco, has roundly rejected calls for e-gaming to be banned in the Philippines, warning that it ...

The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Pablo David, has strongly criticized gambling regulator PAGCOR for promoting online gambling, describing it as a ...

Philippine Senator Erwin Tulfo has urged regulators and broadcasters to enhance scrutiny of gambling advertisements, warning that unlicensed operators were still promoting their ...

Over half of Filipinos who engage in online gambling are unaware of the legal risks associated with unregulated gambling, according to a recent study by consultancy firm Fourth ...

The Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR is studying the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen its oversight of the nation's igaming sector. Chairman Alejandro Tengco ...

Juan Miguel Zubiri, the Philippines' Senate Deputy Minority Leader, has welcomed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ move to tighten rules on payment service providers linked to ...

The Philippines' central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, has warned that if illegal online gambling persists, the country could be put back on the Financial Action Task Force ...

TikTok will temporarily stop igaming ads in the Philippines on 22 August. According to TikTok's new policy, gambling ads, online and offline, are permitted only if they meet ...