{"id":9673,"date":"2025-08-20T04:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/licensed-operators-defend-regulation-in-philippine-gambling-talks\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:31:05","slug":"licensed-operators-defend-regulation-in-philippine-gambling-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/licensed-operators-defend-regulation-in-philippine-gambling-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensed Operators Defend Regulation in Philippine Gambling Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The debate over <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino\/online-casino-philippines\/\">online gambling in the Philippines<\/a> has intensified, but licensed operators are making their position clear. <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippine-gambling-operators-launch-playsafe-alliance\/\">The PlaySafe Alliance of the Philippines<\/a>\u2014a group of 18 Pagcor-licensed online gambling firms and one law firm\u2014has expressed support for the Senate\u2019s recent hearings, while warning against measures that could drive players toward illegal platforms.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The Senate is reviewing five bills, three calling for a ban and two proposing stricter oversight.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Pagcor-licensed operators say the real harms stem from unregulated sites, not legal ones.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The central bank has ordered e-wallets to cut access to gambling links.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>In a statement, the alliance commended lawmakers for recognizing the difference between legal and illegal gambling activity.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe commend the Senate for surfacing the central truth in its hearing: the harms highlighted \u2013 underage access, uncontrolled betting, and financial distress \u2013 stem from illegal, unlicensed platforms, not from Pagcor-licensed operators,\u201d<\/em> the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance emphasized that regulated operators are subject to audits, oversight, and penalties. 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Some proposed banning online gambling entirely, while others called for tougher rules instead. <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/senator-tulfo-to-lead-senate-hearings-on-online-gambling-ban-in-philippines\/\">Senator Erwin Tulfo<\/a>, who chairs the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement, said the battle against illegal gambling was ongoing as operators shift to new apps.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Sherwin Gatchalian argued that stronger laws were needed to address underground activity:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s time to have stricter regulations that have real teeth. A ban alone may not be enough. Online gambling operators would likely just move underground, making it even harder for authorities to regulate operations and putting vulnerable Filipinos, especially the youth, at greater risk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has stepped in with its own directive, <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippine-central-bank-suspends-gambling-access-via-e-wallets\/\">telling e-wallet and digital payment providers to cut links that connect users to gambling platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/mirax-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"Mirax Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mirax-Casino.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/mirax-casino\/\" title=\"Mirax Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mirax Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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It risks pushing players into the dark corners of the Internet where activity is untraceable, taxes disappear, and harm is harder to detect.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The alliance argued that keeping gambling activity inside the regulated system\u2014where payments are supervised and taxes collected\u2014provides the best balance between consumer protection and government oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/licensed-operators-defend-regulation-in-philippine-gambling-talks\/\">Licensed Operators Defend Regulation in Philippine Gambling Talks<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate over online gambling in the Philippines has intensified, but licensed operators are making their position clear. The PlaySafe Alliance of the Philippines\u2014a group of 18 Pagcor-licensed online gambling firms and one law firm\u2014has expressed support for the Senate\u2019s recent hearings, while warning against measures that could drive players toward illegal platforms. 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