Philippines’ integrated resorts generate Php93.36bn in H1 2025, PAGCOR reports
The figure represents nearly half of the country's total gaming industry GGR of Php 215bn during the same period.
Key points:
– Philippine IR casinos generated PHP 93.36bn in GGR in H1 2025, nearly half of the national gaming total
– PAGCOR collected Php16bn in license fees, supporting health, education and military initiatives
The Philippines’ integrated resort (IR) casinos generated PHP 93.36bn in gross gaming revenue (GGR) during the first half of 2025, according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
This figure represents nearly half of the country’s total gaming industry GGR of Php 215bn for the period.
Speaking at the Philippine Hotel Connect 2025 conference on 24 July, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco highlighted the IR sector’s role in sustaining economic momentum, tourism recovery and government revenue.
Of the PHP 93.36bn in GGR, PHP 16bn was paid to PAGCOR in licence fees, funding social services and supporting national development goals.
Tengco emphasised the broader socio-economic impact of IRs, noting their contributions to employment, trade and tourism. He went on to note: “We have seen time and again how a thriving hospitality sector can drive employment, fuel trade, revive local enterprises and bridge communities, and nowhere is this more evident than in the huge tourism contributions from our licensed integrated resort casinos within and outside Metro Manila.”
Tengco also stressed the importance of balancing growth with responsibility. With an eye to this, PAGCOR recently ordered the removal of gambling advertisements from public spaces. Operators have been given until 15 August to dismantle all billboards and transit promotions.
Shortly after this, PAGCOR also entered into a regulatory agreement with the Ad Standards Council (ASC) to strengthen oversight of gaming-related marketing, introducing mandatory pre-screenings of gambling ads across all media.
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