PAGCOR plans to launch its CasinoFilipino online casino in the first quarter of 2024, chairman and chief executive Alejandro H. Tengco said on 20 July 2023. Tengco also said PAGCOR had begun negotiations with manufacturers to replace old machines with 3,500 electronic gaming machines under a lease agreement.
PAGCOR’s plans affect both its online casino launch and replacement of old machines with electronic gaming machines.
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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 is targeting December 2026 for a mobile app that would let players check whether online gaming platforms hold its licence, the regulator’s chairman and chief executive Alejandro H. Tengco said. PAGCOR approved development and a proposed partnership with Development Bank of the Philippines Data Center, Inc. on 8 October; the developer must first complete a six-month proof-of-concept assessment, and PAGCOR will bear no costs.
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 CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations was expected to submit a recommendation on separating PAGCOR’s regulatory and casino-operating functions in August. Tengco said the Office of the President would study the proposal, with an executive order expected by the end of the year; PAGCOR also expects gaming activity to improve in the second half of 2026.
PAGCOR remitted PHP5.67 billion in dividends to the Philippine government for fiscal year 2025, the agency said. The payment represented 50% of its 2025 income and ranked fifth among contributions from 50 government-owned and controlled corporations.