{"id":777008397,"date":"2023-08-21T09:02:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008397"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:52:29","slug":"philippine-ggr-to-surpass-2019-levels-by-10-analysts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-ggr-to-surpass-2019-levels-by-10-analysts-say","title":{"rendered":"Philippine GGR to surpass 2019 levels by 10%, analysts say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GCG Gaming Advisory Services Pty has forecasted that the Philippine casino sector will generate US$5.2-5.9bn in GGR in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in The Philippines could <strong>reach between US$5.2bn and US$5.9bn in 2023<\/strong>, according to a report from the industry consultancy <strong>GCG Gaming Advisory Services Pty.<\/strong> The analysts suggested the country could surpass pre-pandemic benchmarks set in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, GGR was US$4.84bn in GGR. The forecast for 2023 is at least 10 per cent above that. This is for non-casino bingo parlours, electronic games parlours, state-run casinos and commercial properties such as those located at Entertainment City Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts said venues at Entertainment City remain major contributors, estimated to generate GGR ranging from US$3.6bn to US$4.0bn for the year. These venues were responsible for around 76.8 per cent of all GGR&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-ggr-up-23-4-for-q2\" target=\"_blank\">in the second quarter of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the consultancy, the proposed opening of a casino hotel in Entertainment City&#8217;s Westside City project in the fourth quarter of 2024 &#8220;should see more players in the market overall.&#8221; Meanwhile, commercial casinos in the Clark Freeport Zone on Luzon Island are predicted to generate GGR of US$600m to US$700m for 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forecast aligns with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-ggr-to-double-in-five-years\" target=\"_blank\">recent remarks from Alejandro Tengco<\/a>, chairman and chief executive of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR). He projected that GGR could rise from its 2022 baseline of approximately PHP214bn (US$3.77bn)&nbsp;<strong>to PHP450bn (US$8.31m) by 2028<\/strong>.&nbsp;Tengco said he expected the country\u2019s gaming sector to grow by at least 10 per cent every year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GCG Gaming Advisory Services Pty has forecasted that the Philippine casino sector will generate US$5.2-5.9bn in GGR in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777008064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"GCG Gaming Advisory Services Pty forecasts the Philippine casino sector to generate US$5.2-5.9bn in GGR for 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Key contributions are expected from Entertainment City Manila and the Clark Freeport Zone, with future growth anticipated from new developments and PAGCOR's long-term projections of 10% annual sector expansion.","focusai_entities":"GCG Gaming Advisory Services Pty, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp, PAGCOR, Alejandro Tengco","focusai_location":"The Philippines, Manila, Luzon Island, Clark Freeport Zone","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Growth Drivers?","query":"What specific factors, beyond the opening of new venues, are projected to drive the sustained 10% annual GGR growth in the Philippines through 2028, as forecasted by PAGCOR?"},{"label":"Regulatory Impact?","query":"How might PAGCOR's evolving regulatory framework or potential shifts in B2B\/B2C licensing impact the competitive landscape and investment attractiveness of the Philippine casino sector given these growth projections?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-777008397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777008397"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008422,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008397\/revisions\/777008422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777008064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}