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Market · Wed 15 Jul · 3 min read

Okada Manila's GGR drops 15% in Q2

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What happened

Okada Manila posted casino GGR of PHP 6.06 billion (US$98.2 million) in Q2 2026, down 14.7% from the same quarter a year earlier. The filing came from Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc., the property's promoter. No breakdown between mass and VIP segments was included in the public summary, but the scale of the decline at a property of this tier points squarely at the premium end of the market.

Why it matters

Sources: GGRAsia

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