Tag: PAGCOR

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...
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Philippine Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission partners with cybercrime agency to tackle illegal igaming

17 March 2026 at 7:01am UTC-4
The Philippines’ Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission has entered an agreement with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center as part of a crackdown on ...

Social media platform restored in Philippines after being taken down for illegal gambling

16 March 2026 at 6:58am UTC-4
Access to the blogging platform Tumblr was restored in the Philippines after authorities acknowledged the site had been mistakenly blocked during a crackdown targeting illegal ...

Philippine senators question enforcement agencies over igaming failures

16 February 2026 at 7:54am UTC-5
Two Philippine senators have questioned police agencies over their handling of illegal igaming, raising concerns about the persistence of online cock-fighting betting sites or e ...

PAGCOR clarifies that an estimated 10 million Filipinos gamble online

12 February 2026 at 5:43am UTC-5
PAGCOR Chairman and Chief Executive Alejandro Tengco has clarified a government figure claiming that more than 32 million adult Filipinos gambled online in 2025, saying the true ...