{"id":777027924,"date":"2025-06-18T08:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777027924"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:48:22","slug":"pagcor-unviels-new-subsite-to-fight-illegal-online-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-unviels-new-subsite-to-fight-illegal-online-games","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR unveils new site to check legal online gaming providers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The initiative aims to provide a reference for players and stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has launched the \u201cPAGCOR Guarantee\u201d website, where the public can check the legitimacy of online gaming providers in a bid to crack down on illegal online games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site features a regularly updated list of licensed internet gaming platforms under PAGCOR\u2019s oversight. Players can also directly enter the gaming sites through the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the agency, the initiative aims to provide a \u201ctransparent and reliable\u201d reference for players and stakeholders amid the proliferation of fraudulent online gaming sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said: \u201cThis new website will help our players easily identify and verify whether the online gaming sites are duly licensed before playing or making any payments. By providing the public with a quick and accessible way to check a site\u2019s legitimacy, we are empowering them to make informed decisions and avoid falling victim to fraudsters and scammers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tengco urged the public to verify whether or not the gaming platforms they are using are legitimate before engaging in any online gaming activity, noting the growing number of complaints against gaming sites that do not pay the winnings of players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIllegal online gaming sites not only endanger players but also erode public trust and deprive the government of vital revenues,\u201d he said. \u201cThe PAGCOR Guarantee is a key component of our regulatory framework to protect both the industry and the Filipino people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau gambling regulator names Ng Wai Han as director<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The initiative aims to provide a reference for players and stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777008355,"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 launched the \"PAGCOR Guarantee\" website, a public resource for verifying the legitimacy of online gaming providers. This initiative aims to combat illegal online gaming, enhance market transparency, and protect players from fraudulent sites by providing a regularly updated list of licensed platforms.","focusai_entities":"PAGCOR, Alejandro H. Tengco","focusai_location":"The Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.8), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Operator Listing Criteria","query":"What are the specific criteria and ongoing compliance requirements for licensed operators to be featured and maintained on the PAGCOR Guarantee platform?"},{"label":"Impact Metrics","query":"How will PAGCOR quantify the effectiveness of this initiative in reducing illegal online gaming prevalence and enhancing GGR from licensed operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[20479,405,24794],"class_list":["post-777027924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-online-gaming","tag-pagcor","tag-player-protection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027924","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777027924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777027977,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027924\/revisions\/777027977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777008355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777027924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777027924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777027924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}