Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting partly regulated; Bingo partly regulated; Casino partly regulated; Poker partly regulated.
- 3 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 5 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 482 entries in 2 official lists, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 32 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Partly regulated
- Bingo: Partly regulated
- Casino: Partly regulated
- Poker: Partly regulated
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Electronic Gaming Licensing Department · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- RegisterPAGCOR (licensed casinos): entries 70 → 69PAGCOR (licensed casinos)
- RegisterPAGCOR (Gaming System Administrators): entries 429 → 413PAGCOR (Gaming System Administrators)
- MarketMarket status changed: betting: regulated, bingo: regulated, casino: regulated → betting: partly regulated, bingo: partly regulated, casino: partly regulated, poker: partly regulatedElectronic Gaming Licensing Department
- RegisterPAGCOR (licensed casinos): entries 73 → 70PAGCOR (licensed casinos)
- RegisterPAGCOR (Gaming System Administrators): entries 432 → 429PAGCOR (Gaming System Administrators)
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Guidelines on Transaction Reporting and Compliance Submissions (GoTRACS), Regulatory Issuance No. 2 of 2024tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Data locationWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | 2017 Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10927 (Casino IRR)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Responsible Gaming Code of Practice, Version 6.0 (2021)tier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
8 statements- Licence types
- Application fee
- Licence term
- B2B licence
- Apostille Convention
- Foreign documents
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
2 statements- Online casino
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
2 statements- General rules
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
1 statement- Self-exclusion register
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Technical standards
3 statements- Certification
- Accepted test labs
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
PAGCOR (Gaming System Administrators)
Licence list
413 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
PAGCOR (licensed casinos)
Licence list
69 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
Decisions of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Case law
6 rulings of 3 courts on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 25 Apr 2023 · Supreme Court of the Philippines (En Banc) · G.R. Nos. 228234, 228315 and 230080
- 10 Aug 2016 · Supreme Court of the Philippines · G.R. No. 212530
- 10 Dec 2014 · Supreme Court of the Philippines · G.R. No. 215427
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 32 official sources.
- Enforcement registers
- 1
- Texts the values are checked against
- 7
- Regulator guidance
- 7
- Laws and regulations
- 15
- Licence registers and official lists
- 2
Publishers
- Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)
- pagcor.ph
- Supreme Court of the Philippines (E-Library)
- Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
- Anti-Money Laundering Council
- Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)
- Anti-Money Laundering Council (PAGCOR copy)
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- hcch.net
- PAGCOR (Gaming System Administrators)
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 15 acts and guidance documents.
- Electronic Gaming Licensing Department
- Executive Order No. 74, s. 2024, Immediate ban of Philippine offshore gaming, internet gaming, and other offshore gaming operations in the Philippines, 5 November 2024
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- PAGCOR again slashes E-Games fees, now at 30%
- PAGCOR Regulatory site
- Presidential Decree No. 1869 (PAGCOR Charter), 11 July 1983
- Republic Act No. 10173, Data Privacy Act of 2012
- Republic Act No. 10927, An Act designating casinos as covered persons under Republic Act No. 9160, 14 July 2017
- Guidelines on Transaction Reporting and Compliance Submissions (GoTRACS), Regulatory Issuance No. 2 of 2024
- 2017 Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10927 (Casino IRR)
- Responsible Gaming Code of Practice, Version 6.0 (2021)
and 4 more in the full report
Get the full report
The same report with every value, quote, reference and date: as a PDF for one month, every month for your markets, or inside the platform.
One edition
€600 one market, one month, as a PDF
- Every value with its verbatim quote, source and check date
- The registers, decisions, consultations and figures of the month
- Credited in full if you subscribe within 60 days
Market Reports
€950 a month, up to three markets
- A new edition of each market on the 1st of every month
- What changed since the last edition, flagged
- Three more markets for €450 a month
The platform
from €2,400 a year
- The reports of your markets included
- Values by screen, export and API, alerts when a rule changes
- Your own licences and domains checked against the registers
Free preview and full report
| What | Free preview | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Status and check date of every rule | Included | Included |
| Values, verbatim quotes and references | Not in the free preview | Included |
| Regulatory guide statements with their sources | Not in the free preview | Included |
| Regulator decisions with references and breaches | Latest | Included |
| Register entries, additions and removals | Counts | Included |
| Consultations, dates ahead and official figures | Included | Included |
| Printable PDF, every number traced to its source | Not in the free preview | Included |
Data from official sources. Invoiced; no card needed.