PAGCOR eyes SCBPOs as next revenue driver

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What happened

PAGCOR and the broader Philippine gaming sector are positioning Small Casino-Based Player Operators (SCBPOs) as a primary revenue growth vehicle. The signal comes from a BusinessMirror report published in early October 2026. The pivot follows the POGO ban, which removed a substantial offshore-facing revenue line from PAGCOR's books. SCBPOs are smaller, domestically oriented gaming operations that sit within or adjacent to physical casino premises. They represent a segment PAGCOR can regulate and tax without the international political exposure that POGOs carried.

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The POGO ban left a structural hole in PAGCOR's revenue mix. Replacing that with offshore-equivalent volume through domestic formats is difficult, but SCBPOs offer a realistic near-term increment. They are already within PAGCOR's licensing perimeter, which means the regulator can move faster on expanding or formalizing this category than it could on an entirely new product class.

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