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PAGCOR puts legal online gambling users at about 10 million

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PAGCOR chief Alejandro “Al” Tengco told a Senate committee that around 10 million adults actively use legal online gambling platforms in the Philippines. He said the reported 32.117 million figure represented registered accounts, not individual players, and estimated legal platforms accounted for 55–60% of the market.

The distinction between registered accounts and active users informs how operators and regulators interpret market reach.

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PAGCOR expects government commission endorsement of proposed decoupling

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