{"id":777022128,"date":"2025-01-20T06:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777022128"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:35:14","slug":"pagcor-cuts-e-games-fees-to-boost-legal-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-cuts-e-games-fees-to-boost-legal-market","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR cuts e-games fees in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new rates apply as of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong> has announced a reduction in fees for e-games<\/strong> from 35 per cent to 30 per cent as of January 1. The rates for e-games run by integrated resorts will be cut to 25 per cent in recognition of physical operators’ overheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong> said: “By lowering our share rates, PAGCOR is creating a more favourable regulatory environment by encouraging unregistered online gaming operators to transition to the legal market.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> PAGCOR signs 25-year lease with San Miguel for Nayong Pilipino property<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fees are calculated as a fixed percentage of the gross gaming revenues (GGR). According to Tengco, the reductions will provide gaming operators with additional resources for marketing and help prevent promote growth and profitability within the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alejandro Tengco, PAGCOR’s chairman and CEO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Rates had already been decreased. Before 2023, PAGCOR was charging over 50 per cent of GGR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tengco said: “The gradual reduction of share rates has significantly contributed to the growth of the e-Games sector, which has become a key driver of the local gaming industry.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR has issued 1,188 licences for on-site and online gaming, up 13.57 per cent since 2023. Tengco said he expected the number to rise further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>PAGCOR doubles down on gender development initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new rates apply as of this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777014793,"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 Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has reduced e-games fees, calculated as a percentage of Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR), from 35% to 30% for general operators and to 25% for integrated resorts, effective January 1. This strategic reduction aims to incentivize unregistered online gaming operators to transition into the legal market, provide additional resources for marketing, and foster sector growth and profitability. PAGCOR notes a significant increase in licensed operations, with 1,188 licenses issued, up 13.57% since 2023.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, Alejandro H. Tengco","focusai_location":"The Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.99), affiliate_publisher (0.75), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Uplift Projection","query":"What is PAGCOR's projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) uplift for the e-Games sector, and what specific metrics will be used to assess the effectiveness of this fee reduction in formalizing the grey market?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Impact","query":"Beyond GGR incentives, what enhanced regulatory compliance and governance frameworks will PAGCOR implement to ensure newly legalized operators adhere to responsible gaming, AML, and data protection standards?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,158,16333],"tags":[4138,405],"class_list":["post-777022128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-online-gambling","tag-pagcor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022128","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=777022128"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777022147,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022128\/revisions\/777022147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777014793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777022128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777022128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777022128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}