City of Dreams’ Outperformance Is No Longer a One-Quarter Story

August 4, 2026

A single strong quarter became two in a row, against a sector that's contracting 26.6%. That's no longer a surprise, it's a structural benchmark every operator still leaning on VIP will get measured against.

The Ad Ban Bill That Could Erase Above-the-Line Acquisition Overnight

August 4, 2026

Escudero has filed. PAGCOR's chair says the regulator is exploring the same thing. With a ready-made political narrative and a fiscally weakened regulator, this bill has a real path to committee markup. Here's what to do before the next hearing, not after.

This Week in Signal: The Crypto Sector Isn’t Collapsing, It’s Sorting

July 31, 2026

BitMart shut down with no explanation. Coinbase hit record market share and still missed earnings. Twelve firms cut staff in a single month. Morgan Stanley just backed ETH and SOL with a regulated product. Here's what the split between institutional-grade and everything else means for anyone running a crypto cashier.

This Week in Signal: PAGCOR Is Shrinking, Tightening, and Getting Priced as a Credit Risk, All at Once

July 31, 2026

Revenue down 27%, net income down 85%, an S&P ranking near the bottom on credit resilience, and a real staff-retention snag in the Casino Filipino sale. Five stories that all point the same direction.

The Growth-Through-Expansion Era in PH iGaming Just Ended

July 30, 2026

A projected 7% GGR contraction is landing at the same moment land-based operators are entering online with ready-made player bases. For incumbents who grew simply by being present in an expanding market, that combination is the real story.

BPI’s Stablecoin Pilot Just Moved the Goalposts for Crypto Payments

July 28, 2026

When the Philippines' second-largest bank builds stablecoin rails with BSP's visible comfort, every offshore crypto processor arrangement in iGaming starts looking weaker by comparison. Here's what that shift means before the next AMLC circular makes the decision for you.

This Week in Signal: The Old Way of Measuring Crypto Risk Just Stopped Working

July 24, 2026

BitMEX just lost its business to counterparty risk. Grayscale says the four-year cycle everyone plans around may no longer apply. And the on-chain signals you're used to reading are getting less reliable as more volume moves through ETFs. Five stories, one real question: are you measuring risk the way this market actually works now?

This Week in Signal: PAGCOR Is Tightening Everywhere Except Where Operators Aren’t Watching

July 24, 2026

PAGCOR moved on capital flows, banking oversight, and internal compliance this week, while one operator's licensing gap sat unnoticed for three months. Eight stories, one real thread: control is tightening everywhere except the one place most operators aren't actively watching.

In Memoriam: Jeff Mann

July 24, 2026

Jeff Mann, Managing Director of MegaSportsWorld and former CEO of the Asian Poker Tour, has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who knew him.

PAGCOR’s New Junket Rules Land on a VIP Market That’s Already Shrinking

July 21, 2026

Okada Manila already reported a 15% drop in Q2 VIP revenue. PAGCOR's new capital rules on junket money arrive right on top of that. Here's what the timing means if you have capital tied up in the premium end of this market.

Casino Plus’ Short-Form Video Is a Great Acquisition Channel, Until a Platform Decides It Isn’t

July 19, 2026

Short-form video is one of the last channels where a gambling brand can get real organic reach without paying platform ad premiums. That's exactly why Casino Plus just launched a short-form series, and exactly why the compliance question underneath it deserves more attention than the launch itself is getting.

The Ivana Alawi Fallout Is Bigger Than It Looks

July 19, 2026

A regulator statement lands in a compliance department. Peer criticism from other influencers lands somewhere operators can't easily manage. Here's what that shift means for anyone running a gambling-linked creator deal in the Philippines.

This Week in Signal: iGaming, PAGCOR’s Deadline and Newport’s Power Move

July 19, 2026

Two stories this week were bigger than their news cycle. Both are about who ends up holding the power in this market once the dust settles, one in regulation, one in ownership. Here's the full read on each, and what we think they mean if you operate in this space

This Week in Signal: Crypto, Stablecoins Under Pressure and Binance’s Next Move

July 19, 2026

Two stories this week point the same direction: the ground under crypto payments in this market is shifting, and it's shifting toward less control for operators, not more. Here's the full read on each, and what we think it means if you touch crypto deposits or withdrawals in the Philippines.

WOMO’s Big Leap: Building the #1 Affiliate and Influencer Agency in the Philippines

June 1, 2025

Discover how Digirockstars is scaling WOMO to become the leading affiliate and influencer agency in the Philippines. Backed by a powerhouse team, trusted by top brands, and built for performance, WOMO is reshaping how iGaming and tech brands grow through high-quality traffic and strategic partnerships.

What's moving across iGaming and crypto today, summarized.