PAGCOR received officials from Malawi’s Gaming & Lotteries Authority for an exchange on gaming regulation and market supervision. PAGCOR said the visit covered experience relevant to licensing, casino oversight, responsible gambling, anti-money-laundering controls and market monitoring.
The exchange may inform Malawi’s developing approach to licensing and market supervision.
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The Philippines' gaming regulator PAGCOR reported gross gaming revenue of PHP83.72 billion for Q3 2026, down 11.41% year on year. Electronic gaming revenue fell 22.86% to PHP35.28 billion, while licensed commercial casinos recorded PHP45.38 billion, 0.40% below the prior-year quarter. PAGCOR said it expects at least PHP350 billion in revenue for 2026.
Philippine gross gaming revenue declined to PHP83.72 billion in the third quarter of 2026, an 11.41% drop from a year earlier, according to figures released by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. Industry GGR had been PHP94.51 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2025, leaving an approximate year-on-year shortfall of PHP10.79 billion.
PAGCOR reported that total revenue fell 23.41% year on year to PHP64.41bn in the first nine months of 2026, from PHP84.09bn a year earlier. Electronic gaming revenue dropped 37.23% to PHP27.63bn, while gaming operations revenue declined 23.44% to PHP58.13bn. PAGCOR attributed the downturn mainly to weaker gaming-business earnings and said a Supreme Court ruling also affected net income through a 5% gross-revenue remittance requirement.
PAGCOR aims to launch a mobile application by December 2026 that will let players check which online gaming platforms are authorised in the Philippines, the regulator said. Its board approved development and implementation on 8 October, alongside a proposed partnership with Development Bank of the Philippines Data Center, Inc. (DCI), which would build, host and maintain the platform at no cost to PAGCOR.
PAGCOR plans to launch a mobile application by December 2026 that will let players check which online gaming platforms are authorised in the Philippines, the regulator said. The board of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation approved the development and implementation of the application on 8 October, together with a proposed partnership with Development Bank of the Philippines Data Center, Inc. (DCI).
PAGCOR chairman and chief executive Alejandro H. Tengco said at a forum in Pasay City that the regulator should regularly review its rules as the Philippine gaming industry changes. He said a proposal to separate PAGCOR’s regulatory and operating functions remains under review by the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations, before a decision by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Aristocrat Gaming and Solaire Resort opened a themed slot area at Solaire Resort Entertainment City in the Philippines. The Dragon Room contains 130 slot machines, including Dragon Link, Bao Zhu Zhao Fu, Coin Trio, Tian Ci Jin Long and Super Split.