{"id":9780,"date":"2025-09-09T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/pagcor-pushes-stronger-rules-for-igaming-while-rejecting-calls-for-a-ban\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:16:12","slug":"pagcor-pushes-stronger-rules-for-igaming-while-rejecting-calls-for-a-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/pagcor-pushes-stronger-rules-for-igaming-while-rejecting-calls-for-a-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR Pushes Stronger Rules for iGaming While Rejecting Calls for a Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The debate around online gambling in the Philippines is heating up once again. At the Light &#038; Wonder iGaming Symposium in Pasay City, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco spoke directly to industry stakeholders about the future of iGaming in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of shutting the sector down, Tengco made it clear that stronger regulation \u2014 not prohibition \u2014 is the way forward. He argued that banning online casinos would only push players toward illegal operators, cutting off billions in tax revenue and putting thousands of jobs at risk.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em>Good to Know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Electronic Games in the Philippines generated \u20b1154.51 billion in 2024, nearly half of total industry revenue.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>PAGCOR reforms, including lower license fees, fueled rapid growth in online play.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The first half of 2025 saw iGaming revenue surpass land-based casinos for the first time.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Numbers presented at the symposium told the story. 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PAGCOR has rolled out multiple reforms, including:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>separating regulatory and operational functions,<\/li>\n<li>enforcing stricter advertising rules,<\/li>\n<li>launching a 24\/7 player helpline,<\/li>\n<li>introducing the PAGCOR Guarantee portal, and<\/li>\n<li>testing AI-powered monitoring tools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>He urged operators to adopt \u201ccompliance by design\u201d, step up anti-money laundering safeguards, strengthen KYC practices, and support the agency\u2019s responsible gaming initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe support stricter regulations to protect our people, but we are against a total ban which will only drive players to illegal operators and result in loss of revenues and jobs,\u201d<\/em> Tengco added.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/pagcor-pushes-stronger-rules-for-igaming-while-rejecting-calls-for-a-ban\/\">PAGCOR Pushes Stronger Rules for iGaming While Rejecting Calls for a Ban<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate around online gambling in the Philippines is heating up once again. At the Light &#038; Wonder iGaming Symposium in Pasay City, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco spoke directly to industry stakeholders about the future of iGaming in the country. 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