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PAGCOR defers minimum fees for gaming system administrators to June

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PAGCOR postponed the start of new minimum guaranteed fees for licensed Philippine gaming system administrators from 1 April to 1 June, according to the report. The monthly fee for administrators offering e-games is PHP9 million, while the rate for those without e-games is PHP4 million; the next fee increase has shifted from October to December.

The revised dates give licensed system administrators more time before the new minimum monthly fees take effect.

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