PAGCOR revenues fall 23.4% to US$1 billion in first nine months of 2026

Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR today reported a 23.4% year-on-year decline in total revenues to Php64.4 billion (US$1.01 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, with the fall mainly attributable to weaker earnings from the domestic electronic gaming, or eGames, segment. Revenues from eGames fell 37.2% from Php44.0 billion (US$689 million) in 9M25 to Php27.6 billion (US$432 million) during the same period this year, the regulator revealed. As widely reported by IAG , the online sector has been heavily impacted by last year’s order from the Central Bank for all payment providers to delink direct links to online gaming sites…