{"id":10183,"date":"2025-12-11T06:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/philippine-gaming-sector-adopts-stronger-safeguards\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:05:21","slug":"philippine-gaming-sector-adopts-stronger-safeguards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/philippine-gaming-sector-adopts-stronger-safeguards\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Gaming Sector Adopts Stronger Safeguards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PAGCOR has raised the bar on responsible gaming as the digital market in the Philippines expands at a rapid pace. Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco outlined a series of strengthened safeguards during G2E Asia @ the Philippines 2025 in Pasay City, noting that financial controls and player-protection features are now being pushed across the industry.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em>Good to Know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>E-wallets and certain payment channels are now delinked for stronger integrity<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Operators must add responsible gaming tools, including limits and self-exclusion<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>PAGCOR banned credit cards and crypto for betting to reduce harmful behavior<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Mr. Tengco said the shift toward tighter payment rules has already changed operator behavior and player activity, which softened revenues late in the third quarter. 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The 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<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippine-gaming-sector-adopts-stronger-safeguards\/\">Philippine Gaming Sector Adopts Stronger Safeguards<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAGCOR has raised the bar on responsible gaming as the digital market in the Philippines expands at a rapid pace. Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. 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