05/06/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$536.2m in first quarter of 2021 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase in GGR of 19.0 per cent compared with the previous quarter.
05/04/21 Philippines: PAGCOR to receive revenue from licensed e-sabong While only two e-sabong have been allowed to operate, PAGCOR hopes to collect between Php250 and Php350m per month.
04/29/21 PAGCOR gaming revenue down 51.4% in first quarter Pagcor has reported that gaming revenue for the first three months of the year fell to PHP8.36bn due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related countermeasures.
04/27/21 Okada Manilla gets permission to take online bets Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment has announced that Okada Manila Resort will be the first casino in Entertainment City to launch an online product.
04/24/21 The Philippines’ government warns over illegal POGOs The Philippines’ government has issued a warning about illegal POGOs operating in the country after a Taiwanese worker was hired and kept as a slave worker.
03/31/21 What are POGOs and who is allowed to play on them? POGOs conduct online gambling operations from the Philippines, offering services to foreigners based in other countries.
02/16/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$400.8m in last quarter of 2020 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase of 27.7 per cent in GGR compared with Q3.
02/10/21 PAGCOR: “Use double-width poker tables to seat more players” The gaming regulator has proposed “double-width” tables to allow operators to seat more players at a table.
02/09/21 Philippines: online cockfighting eats into lottery sales The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office has seen lower sales since online cockfighting took off in 2020.
02/04/21 Paradise Co revenue down 36% in January Strict Covid-19 measures implemented since late November have affected revenue.
02/02/21 Pagcor revenue down 60% in 2020 Chairman Andrea Domingo blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and problems encountered by the offshore gaming operations for the decline.
01/29/21 Resorts World Manila donates US$10m to medical centre The casino operator’s charitable foundation has donated funds for the construction of a medical centre for the national police office.
01/27/21 POGO tax payments rise 11.7% in 2020 POGOs brought in US$149.4m in tax payments las year despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting departures of many firms.
01/08/21 PAGCOR remits additional US$20.7m to Treasury The regulator increased funds corresponding to 2019’s cash dividends to aid the efforts to curve the spread of Covid-19.
01/06/21 Supreme Court suspends 5% POGO tax The temporary suspension comes following a request from a consortium of 14 licensed POGOs.
