{"id":18660,"date":"2026-09-15T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18660"},"modified":"2026-09-15T07:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:06:14","slug":"pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances\/","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR expands iGaming oversight as AI advances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong> is expanding its oversight beyond operators to cover the entire Philippine iGaming ecosystem, including <strong>B2B providers, technology platforms, payment systems, Gaming System Administrators and Special Class BPOs<\/strong>, as artificial intelligence emerges as a new front for regulatory risk, fraud and compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift was outlined on <strong>September 14, 2026<\/strong>, by <strong>Jessa Mariz R. Fernandez<\/strong>, Assistant Vice President of PAGCOR\u2019s Remote Operations and Ancillary Services Department and Officer-in-Charge of the Electronic Gaming Licensing Department, during the <strong>CiG iDEA Summit<\/strong> at the Hilton Manila Ballroom in <strong>Newport World Resorts, Pasay City<\/strong>. Fernandez said AI can improve fraud detection, monitoring of unusual activity, compliance and operational efficiency, while also enabling more sophisticated and harder-to-detect fraudulent schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18662\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5102564102564102;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances2.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances2-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAGCOR has already tightened its framework throughout 2026. Since <strong>May 26<\/strong>, B2B providers have been subject to <strong>AML obligations<\/strong> and supervision by the <strong>PAGCOR Anti-Money Laundering Supervision and Enforcement Department (PASED)<\/strong>, in coordination with the <strong>Anti-Money Laundering Council<\/strong>, while banks, digital banks, non-bank financial institutions and electronic money issuers remain under the supervision of the <strong>Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18663\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7634730538922156;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances3.png 740w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances3-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regulator also oversees game aggregators, content providers, payment gateways, marketing services, customer service providers, KYC systems and independent testing laboratories. Since <strong>May 7, 2026<\/strong>, it has also allowed cash rebates of up to <strong>1.5% of turnover or deposits<\/strong> and cashback of up to <strong>15% of net losses<\/strong> for certain electronic gaming products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18664\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances4.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/pagcor-expands-igaming-oversight-as-ai-advances4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wilma T. Eisma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regulatory expansion comes amid a sharp market correction. The Philippines recorded <strong>PHP396.14 billion in GGR in 2025<\/strong>, with <strong>PHP201.12 billion<\/strong> generated by the electronic and online segment, equivalent to <strong>50.77% of the market<\/strong>. In the first quarter of 2026, total GGR fell <strong>15.87%<\/strong> to <strong>PHP87.60 billion<\/strong>, while the electronic segment declined <strong>22.43%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second quarter, the market fell another <strong>20.33%<\/strong> to <strong>PHP88.13 billion<\/strong>. PAGCOR\u2019s own revenues dropped <strong>26.64%<\/strong> in the first half of the year to <strong>PHP43.32 billion<\/strong>. As of September 2026, PAGCOR is led by <strong>Alejandro H. Tengco, Chairman and CEO<\/strong>, and <strong>Wilma T. Eisma, President and COO<\/strong>. Its board includes <strong>Francis Democrito C. Concordia, Jose Maria C. Ortega and Gilbert Cesar C. Remulla<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is expanding its oversight beyond operators to cover the entire Philippine iGaming ecosystem, including B2B providers, technology platforms, payment systems, Gaming System Administrators and Special Class BPOs, as artificial intelligence emerges as a new front for regulatory risk, fraud and compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18661,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5086,2323,2452,2345],"class_list":["post-18660","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-aml","tag-asia","tag-pagcor","tag-philippines","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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