Philippines

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PAGCOR licenses and also operates casinos. Offshore operations serving foreign players were banned from the end of 2024, while licensed online play for Philippine residents continues. PCSO runs the lottery.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
PAGCORStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Not yet establishedResearch queued
Research coverage
50% 6 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation

The knowledge base holds no sourced regulation facts for Philippines yet.

Regulators covering Philippines
  • PAGCOR29 licensed brands
  • Cagayan Economic Zone Authority4 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Philippines, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Philippines, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Philippines51730.0%
  • Exclude Philippines in their terms42024.4%
  • No declaration78445.6%
Hold a licence covering Philippines33brands
List Philippines as a focus market27brands
Offers marked available31welcome offers
Brands serving Philippines Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Philippines dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Philippines dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Philippines dataset
What would change this page

In progressSenate bills range from a full ban on online play to stricter rules such as a ban on e-wallet funding; none had been enacted as of October 2026.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Philippines Asia 517 30.0% 420 27 31
Armenia Asia 513 29.8% 449 4 3
Georgia Asia 487 28.3% 487 2 1
Kyrgyzstan Asia 534 31.0% 420 9 2
United Arab Emirates Asia 531 30.9% 437 50 5
Uzbekistan Asia 554 32.2% 395 26 9
Angola Africa 460 26.7% 514 3 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Chambers Gaming Law 2025: Philippinespracticeguides.chambers.com
  2. Philstar: PAGCOR revenue drops 49% after e-wallets cut linksphilstar.com
  3. Asia Gaming: Tengco wants online gaming law enacted during his termasgam.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-PH
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, high confidence

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