Tag: Alejandro H. Tengco
Chairman Tengco: ‘PAGCOR is for stricter regulation and not for a total ban’
8 September 2025 at 5:59am UTC-4
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 ...
Philippine Palace calls for data-driven review of online gambling
4 August 2025 at 7:31am UTC-4
The office of the Philippines President has called for a data-driven study of online gambling in the country before any significant policy changes.
The announcement follows ...
Philippines online gaming revenues surpass US$2 billion for first time ever in first half of 2025
30 July 2025 at 5:17am UTC-4
The Philippines gaming industry recorded combined gross gaming revenues of PHP214.75 billion in the first six months of 2025, buoyed by the ongoing rise of the domestic online ...
PAGCOR signs MOU with the Ad Standards Council to prescreen gambling advertising
17 July 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
Philippines gambling regulator PAGCOR and the advertising standards watchdog, the Ad Standards Council, have agreed to implement pre-screening and regulate gambling advertisements ...
PAGCOR stops primetime TV gambling advertising
14 July 2025 at 6:56am UTC-4
Gambling advertisements will now be banned during primetime television in the Philippines, according to the country’s gambling regulator PAGCOR.
After discussions with the Ad ...
PAGCOR grants PHP50 million for deportation of illegal POGO workers
3 July 2025 at 7:53am UTC-4
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration will receive a PHP50 million grant to support its efforts to deport illegal gambling workers.
The grant comes from the country’s gambling ...
PAGCOR launches site to tackle illegal gaming
18 June 2025 at 5:52am UTC-4
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has announced the launch of a new website designed to fight illegal gambling platforms.
The PAGCOR Guarantee site aims to provide a reliable ...
PAGCOR chairman calls for collaboration to fight gambling addiction
20 May 2025 at 5:48am UTC-4
A senior figure at Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR, has called for stakeholders in the gambling sector to work together to tackle problem gambling.
The Chairman and Chief ...
Philippines: E-games top GGR table for the first time
7 May 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has revealed e-games have overtaken land-based casinos as the main driver of gambling revenue in the country for the first time.
Online ...
E-gaming responsible for over half of PAGCOR first quarter revenue
1 May 2025 at 8:11am UTC-4
Online gaming generated 56% of the Philippines gaming revenues in the first quarter of 2025, with e-games and e-bingo contributing Php14.32 billion, according to gaming regulator ...
