Location: Philippines

Hong Kong’s International Entertainment Corp looking to move into Philippines igaming space

20 April 2026 at 7:37am UTC-4
International Entertainment Corp (IEC), the Hong-Kong-listed company that owns Manila’s LaVie Resort & Casino, has revealed it wants to start an igaming business in the ...

Philippine online gaming surpasses land-based casinos as largest revenue source

17 April 2026 at 6:36am UTC-4
Digital betting platforms ousted brick-and-mortar casinos as the Philippines' biggest gaming revenue source in 2025, with online channels accounting for more than half of gross ...
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Philippine sportsbook ArenaPlus becomes exclusive partner of the NBA

15 April 2026 at 7:11am UTC-4
PAGCOR-licensed sportsbook operator ArenaPlus has signed a multiyear partnership with the NBA, making it the league’s first official betting partner in the Philippines ...

PAGCOR’s Alejandro Tengco urges industry to come together as impact of Middle East conflict makes its mark

15 April 2026 at 6:03am UTC-4
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already impacting the gaming industry in the Philippines and further afield, according to PAGCOR Chairman and Chief Executive Alejandro ...
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ArenaPlus launches PHP 1 billion on playoff contest

9 April 2026 at 6:55am UTC-4
Philippine sports betting operator ArenaPlus has introduced a free-to-play bracket prediction contest based on the Philippines Basketball Association playoffs, with a PHP 1 ...

Philippine gambling regulators open to providing crisis funding

7 April 2026 at 7:44am UTC-4
Philippine gambling regulators, PAGCOR and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, have said they are prepared to reallocate portions of their budgets to support government ...

ArenaPlus renews sports betting deal with two volleyball leagues

1 April 2026 at 7:48am UTC-4
Philippine sportsbook ArenaPlus has renewed its sports betting deal with the Premier Volleyball League and Spikers’ Turf for a third consecutive year. Under the deal ...

Philippine igaming operator PhilWeb gains PAGCOR accreditation

30 March 2026 at 7:24am UTC-4
Igaming operator PhilWeb has received accreditation from the gambling regulator PAGCOR, allowing it to operate as a service provider and affiliate within the country’s gambling ...

Philippine police make 170 arrests in illegal e-sabong crackdown

26 March 2026 at 8:23am UTC-4
The Philippine National Police have arrested 170 people during a raid on an illegal e-sabong operation in Tondo, as authorities step up enforcement against the banned activity ...

DigiPlus targets second-half recovery after e-wallet setback

25 March 2026 at 8:06am UTC-4
Philippine online gambling operator DigiPlus Interactive expects to recover its user base by the second half of the year, following regulatory changes that affected e-wallets ...

GLI becomes first testing lab to receive igaming accreditation from Philippine regulator PAGCOR

24 March 2026 at 8:24am UTC-4
Gaming Laboratories International has been granted igaming accreditation by Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR, becoming the first gaming testing company to achieve the ...

Former 888 and Playtech chair Brian Mattingley joins DigiPlus target IEC as director

24 March 2026 at 8:16am UTC-4
Brian Mattingley, the former Chief Executive of 888 Holdings and until recently Chairman of Playtech, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of Hong Kong ...

Bet88 appoints Kim Domingo as brand ambassador

23 March 2026 at 7:59am UTC-4
Philippine online gaming platform Bet88 has appointed actor and model Kim Domingo as its new brand ambassador as part of the launch of a campaign designed to increase engagement ...

PhilWeb announces online casino launch with Okada Manila

19 March 2026 at 8:27am UTC-4
Philippine igaming supplier PhilWeb Corporation has partnered with casino operator Okada Manila, Tiger Resorts, to launch Okada Play.    The deal reflects PhilWeb’s ...

Philippine online gambling operators targeted in anti-money laundering overhaul

19 March 2026 at 8:11am UTC-4
Online gambling operators in the Philippines may face more stringent anti-money laundering compliance standards under proposals to update the country’s financial crime framework ...