{"id":777035858,"date":"2025-12-10T07:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777035858"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:09:00","slug":"the-future-of-gaming-will-demand-regulatory-agility-industry-cooperation-and-a-shared-commitment-to-integrity-pagcor-ceo-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-future-of-gaming-will-demand-regulatory-agility-industry-cooperation-and-a-shared-commitment-to-integrity-pagcor-ceo-said","title":{"rendered":"The future of gaming will demand regulatory agility and industry cooperation, PAGCOR CEO says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alejandro Tengco said recent months have seen \u201csevere headwinds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong>, chairman and CEO at the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has repeated his assessment that tighter payment controls hit revenues<\/a> in the third quarter of this year following the delinking of e-wallets<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the G2E Asia in Pasay City, Tengco said the measure was essential to improve traceability, reinforce anti-money laundering protections, and curb illicit financial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn recent months, most of you are aware that our industry has confronted severe headwinds,\u201d he said. “These reforms inevitably have short-term impacts that are necessary because we cannot build a modern digital gaming ecosystem on foundations that do not fully meet global integrity and compliance standards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

He said the move was part of broader responsible gaming reforms. Licensed operators in the Philippines are m now required to integrate responsible gaming tools such as self-exclusion and betting limits to help players manage their gambling habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR has also prohibited the use of credit cards and cryptocurrencies for betting, recognising \u201cthe risks of over-borrowing and impulsive behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising practices have also undergone reforms through PAGCOR\u2019s partnership with the Ad Standards Council<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese efforts reflect PAGCOR\u2019s long-term goal of cultivating a more secure, transparent, and internationally aligned gaming environment,\u201d Tengco added. \u201cThe future of gaming will demand regulatory agility, industry cooperation, and a shared commitment to integrity, and players should always feel that their safety and well-being remain at the core of our policies.\u201d
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\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Stricter rules help shape more responsible e-games sector, PAGCOR CEO says<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alejandro Tengco said recent months have seen \u201csevere headwinds.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777035860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"PAGCOR's Chairman and CEO, Alejandro H. Tengco, reported that recent regulatory reforms, including tighter payment controls like e-wallet delinking and the prohibition of credit cards\/cryptocurrencies, have caused short-term revenue headwinds in Q3. These measures, alongside new responsible gaming tools and advertising reforms, are deemed essential to enhance AML protections, improve traceability, and align the Philippines' digital gaming ecosystem with global integrity and compliance standards.","focusai_entities":"Alejandro H. Tengco, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Ad Standards Council","focusai_location":"Philippines, Pasay City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.75), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Q3 Revenue Impact?","query":"What specific GGR or NGR metrics indicate the 'severe headwinds' experienced by licensed operators in the Philippines during Q3 following these regulatory changes?"},{"label":"Global Compliance Alignment?","query":"How do PAGCOR's new payment controls and responsible gaming mandates specifically align with FATF recommendations and other leading international iGaming regulatory frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[402,405,24804],"class_list":["post-777035858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-g2e-asia","tag-pagcor","tag-the-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035858","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=777035858"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777035914,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035858\/revisions\/777035914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777035860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777035858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777035858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777035858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}