{"id":10088,"date":"2025-11-13T04:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T04:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/philippines-q3-gaming-revenue-steady-amid-e-wallet-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T04:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T04:12:27","slug":"philippines-q3-gaming-revenue-steady-amid-e-wallet-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/philippines-q3-gaming-revenue-steady-amid-e-wallet-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines Q3 Gaming Revenue Steady Amid E Wallet Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Philippine operators generated PHP94.51 billion in gross gaming revenue during the third quarter of 2025. The figure landed slightly below the PHP94.61 billion reported a year earlier, with strong e-games activity offsetting weaker performance among land-based casinos.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>E-games jumped 17 percent year over year<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Land-based casino revenue slipped 10.2 percent<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>E-wallet restrictions affected digital gaming volume late in the quarter<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Revenue from e-games reached PHP41.95 billion in Q3, up from PHP35.71 billion a year earlier. Much of that strength came in July before the mandatory removal of e-wallet links to licensed iGaming platforms. The new rule immediately slowed activity through September.<\/p>\n<h2>Land Casinos And Bingo Face Downturn<\/h2>\n<p>Land-based casinos saw revenue fall to PHP45.56 billion, a 10.2 percent drop. PAGCOR-run casinos recorded PHP3.22 billion, down 11.6 percent year over year. Bingo also declined, dropping 16.2 percent to PHP3.79 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Licensed casinos accounted for 48.2 percent of all revenue in Q3, while e-games made up 44.4 percent. 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PAGCOR reported PHP214.75 billion in GGR, a 26 percent increase year over year. E-games fueled much of that jump with an 82.67 percent rise, while land-based casinos posted a smaller decline.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid digital expansion prompted warnings from anti-gaming advocates, religious groups, and lawmakers. Critics argued that the growth encouraged addictive behavior among young and low-income Filipinos. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri filed Senate Bill 142, the Anti-Online Gambling Act, which proposes shutting down all online gambling operations and blocking e-wallet providers from handling transactions. <strong>Zubiri<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe taxes earned are not worth the social cost.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senator Erwin Tulfo of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement<\/strong> echoed that concern. 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No amount of tax revenue can justify this human cost.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>PAGCOR Pushes Regulation Over A Ban<\/h2>\n<p>PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro Tengco disagreed with calls for a total shutdown and stressed the importance of oversight.<\/p>\n<p>He said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs the country\u2019s gaming regulator, our foremost responsibility is to ensure that growth comes with accountability. We are committed to always strike a balance between enabling industry expansion and ensuring it aligns with responsible gaming standards.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>E-Wallet Restrictions Reshape The Market<\/h2>\n<p>In August, the Philippine Central Bank ordered GCash, Maya, and other e-wallets to remove in-app links leading to gambling platforms. The move hit e-games performance late in Q3.<\/p>\n<p>Tengco said the delinking effort caused a <em>\u201cshort-term decline in activity toward the latter part of the quarter,\u201d<\/em> but added that safeguards are necessary for secure transactions. 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He warned, however, that some online operators may shift activity through messaging apps such as Telegram, Viber, or shopping apps like Lazada.<\/p>\n<p>Tengco urged players to avoid unlicensed operators. He said such platforms <em>\u201cdo not follow responsible gaming standards, do not pay taxes and put players at risk of data theft and fraud.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>What drove the increase in e-games revenue?<\/h3>\n<p>High engagement earlier in the quarter, particularly in July, boosted results before e-wallet restrictions reduced activity.<\/p>\n<h3>Why did land-based casinos decline?<\/h3>\n<p>Lower visitor volume and weaker retail play contributed to revenue drops across casinos and bingo halls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What changes did regulators make to e-wallets?<\/h3>\n<p>GCash, Maya, and others were ordered to remove direct access links to gambling sites, limiting how players fund gaming accounts.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is Senate Bill 142 gaining attention?<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers concerned about addiction risk are calling for a full ban on online gambling transactions.<\/p>\n<h3>Where does PAGCOR stand on the issue?<\/h3>\n<p>PAGCOR supports tighter oversight but opposes a nationwide ban, arguing that responsible regulation protects players.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippines-q3-gaming-revenue-steady-amid-e-wallet-restrictions\/\">Philippines Q3 Gaming Revenue Steady Amid E Wallet Restrictions<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine operators generated PHP94.51 billion in gross gaming revenue during the third quarter of 2025. The figure landed slightly below the PHP94.61 billion reported a year earlier, with strong e-games activity offsetting weaker performance among land-based casinos. Good to Know E-games jumped 17 percent year over year Land-based casino revenue slipped 10.2 percent E-wallet restrictions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}