The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation canceled all Internet Gaming Licensees and Authorized Providers effective December 15, 2024, the regulator said in a notice to the public on its offshore gaming page1. The cancellations follow Executive Order No. 74, which PAGCOR said mandates the immediate ban of Philippine offshore gaming operations in the country1.
The notice covers the entire offshore licensing category rather than named companies. PAGCOR did not list individual licensees in the notice, and no count of affected operators appears in it1.
PAGCOR said the notice was issued for public awareness and consumer protection, and warned that any operator still claiming a Philippine offshore license is not legitimate.
"Any company or gaming website claiming to hold a valid offshore gaming/internet gaming license from PAGCOR is fraudulent and unauthorized."
The regulator also urged the public to exercise caution and due diligence when playing on online gaming platforms, and to use only legitimate and authorized gaming websites1. The notice directs questions to the Offshore Gaming Licensing Department at PAGCOR's corporate office in Pasay City1.
What it means for players
Offshore-facing sites that operated under PAGCOR internet gaming licenses no longer hold those licenses as of December 15, 20241. Any site presenting itself as PAGCOR-licensed in that category is, in the regulator's words, fraudulent and unauthorized1. That applies to locals, expats and visitors using those platforms from within the Philippines.
The cancellation is specific to the offshore and internet gaming licensee category. It does not, on the face of the notice, change the status of PAGCOR's domestic licensed casinos or other land-based operations, which the notice does not address1. Players can check whether an operator holds a current PAGCOR license through the regulator's own licensing information, and the risks of playing on sites with no valid license are set out in our guide to unlicensed gambling sites. Background on the wider ban is in The Philippines' Ban on Offshore Gaming (POGOs), and the general licensing picture is covered in Offshore Gambling Licenses and What They Mean for Players in Asia.
What happens next
The notice states the cancellations took effect on December 15, 2024 and does not set out further steps, deadlines or a wind-down timetable for affected operators1. No list of canceled licensees, no figures on employment or revenue impact, and no enforcement measures beyond the warning were published in the notice1. PAGCOR's page continues to carry a list of reported websites and a notice on counterfeit PAGCOR certificates, but the contents of those documents are not reproduced in the notice1.
Sources1 sources
- PAGCOR Regulatory, pagcor.ph
