{"id":14478,"date":"2021-02-10T12:59:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14478"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:57:25","slug":"pagcor-use-double-width-poker-tables-to-seat-more-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-use-double-width-poker-tables-to-seat-more-players","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR: &#8220;Use double-width poker tables to seat more players&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The gaming regulator has proposed &#8220;double-width&#8221; tables to allow operators to seat more players at a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.-\u00a0In order to reactivate the poker sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has published a memo authorising operators to <strong>combine two poker tables in one to be able to seat more players.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The update amends the regulator&#8217;s&nbsp;health and safety standards for the resumption of operations at gaming sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memo reads: \u201cPoker Operators shall be <strong>allowed to refurbish, widen and\/or customize their poker tables accordingly to further increase its seating capacity<\/strong> subject to the same conditions above, including <strong>assembling at maximum two (2) existing poker tables into one to form a larger single poker table that shall count as one active table<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairs should be placed one metre apart and <strong>acrylic screens must be installed between each player<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-revenue-down-60-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pagcor revenues fell by 60.4 per cent to US$ 624m in 2020, the lowest level in at least seven years. <\/strong><\/a><\/em>It has been looking at online casino and e-cockfighting as possible ways to boost revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gaming regulator has proposed &#8220;double-width&#8221; tables to allow operators to seat more players at a table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has authorized operators to combine two poker tables into one, creating \"double-width\" tables to increase seating capacity. 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