{"id":777033201,"date":"2025-10-16T08:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777033201"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:09:20","slug":"illegal-online-gambling-drops-in-q3-in-the-philippines-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/illegal-online-gambling-drops-in-q3-in-the-philippines-data-shows","title":{"rendered":"Illegal online gambling in the Philippines drops in Q3, data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The CICC attributed the drop to the combined actions of multiple stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- Data from cybersecurity and analytics firms <strong>Gogolook and Whoscall <\/strong>suggests that illegal online gambling in The Philippines <strong>dropped by 93 per cent<\/strong> from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an interview with PTV, <strong>Aboy Paraiso<\/strong>, acting executive director at the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), said: \u201cForeigners are now hesitant to invest in illegal online gambling because of the strict regulations in the country.\u201d He attributed the drop to the combined actions of multiple stakeholders, including legislators and regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paraiso praised the efforts of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (<strong>PAGCOR<\/strong>) chairman and CEO <strong>Alejandro Tengco<\/strong>, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager <strong>Mel Robles<\/strong>, the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), the National Bureau of Investigation, and the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission (PAOCC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, Gogolook is receiving fewer calls and reports on illegal gambling. \u201cHopefully, we can maintain the momentum,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippine News Agency reported that as part of its <strong>broader anti-cybercrime strategy<\/strong>, CICC has signed an agreement with Camp John Hay to build a training centre for digital forensics in Baguio City. The training centre aims to create modules on digital forensics and train new analysts on analysing digital artefacts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Cambodia-Police-raided-7-illegal-gambling-dens-in-Phnom-Penh-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/immigration-raid-busts-alleged-online-gambling-syndicate-in-kuala-lumpur'>Immigration authorities bust alleged online gambling operation in Kuala Lumpur<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CICC attributed the drop to the combined actions of multiple stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777033204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Data from Gogolook and Whoscall indicates a 93% reduction in illegal online gambling in the Philippines from Q2 to Q3 2025, attributed to stringent regulatory enforcement and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) highlighted that robust regulatory frameworks have deterred foreign investment in illicit operations, fostering a more compliant market environment. This success underscores the efficacy of inter-agency efforts, including PAGCOR, PCSO, PNP-ACG, NBI, and PAOCC, with CICC further bolstering capabilities through a new digital forensics training center.","focusai_entities":"CICC, Gogolook, Whoscall, PTV, Aboy Paraiso, PAGCOR, Alejandro Tengco, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, PCSO, Mel Robles, Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group, PNP-ACG, National Bureau of Investigation, Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission, PAOCC, Philippine News Agency, Camp John Hay","focusai_location":"Philippines, Baguio City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Licensed GGR","query":"What is the projected impact of this 93% reduction in illegal online gambling on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) of licensed iGaming operators in the Philippines for Q4 2025 and beyond?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How will the CICC and PAGCOR leverage this success to further evolve the regulatory and governance frameworks to prevent the resurgence of illegal operations and attract compliant foreign direct investment?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326,4138,24804],"class_list":["post-777033201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-online-gambling","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033201","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=777033201"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777033208,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033201\/revisions\/777033208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777033201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777033201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777033201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}