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Market · Philippines · Fri 11 Sept · 3 min read

Moody's rates DigiPlus B1; regulatory risk is the flag

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What happened

Moody's assigned DigiPlus Interactive a first-time B1 credit rating, making it one of the few Philippine iGaming operators to receive a formal rating from a major international credit agency. The rating sits in speculative grade territory. Moody's simultaneously flagged regulatory risk as a material concern, pointing specifically to uncertainty around PAGCOR policy as a factor that constrains the rating.

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