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- Bloomberry Launches OnlyFun.PH. Here’s Where It Fits in Its Online Push.Bloomberry has launched OnlyFun.PH, a PAGCOR-licensed platform that mixes gaming, livestreaming and creator content. It is the company’s second online attempt, after MegaFUNalo shut in May, and it comes with a 20% online revenue target for 2027.iGaming
- PAGCOR eyes SCBPOs as next revenue driverPAGCOR signaling that small casino-based player operators are its next revenue growth vehicle is a meaningful strategic pivot: after the POGO ban removed a large offshore revenue line, the regulator is looking inward at smaller domestic gaming formats to fill the gap. For B2B suppliers, compliance vendors, and technology partners, this is an early indicator of where new licensing activity and procurement spending will concentrate in the near term.…Market · Philippines
- Tengco Points to Gaming BPOs as PAGCOR's Next Revenue Source. Here's What That Means for B2B Suppliers.PAGCOR's chairman called gaming BPOs the regulator's next-generation source of revenue, with more than 100 firms applying for B2B licences and about ₱2.5 billion to ₱3 billion expected this year. SCBPOs are back-office firms serving licensed operators abroad, not player-facing venues. Here's what they are, how the figure compares with online licence fees, and who it matters to.iGaming
- Maybank cuts DigiPlus forecasts on weak household spendMaybank Securities reducing DigiPlus earnings forecasts and tying any recovery to improved household spending in 2027 is a concrete analyst downgrade, not a sentiment wobble. Signal briefed Maybank's long-term constructive view yesterday, but today's cluster adds the specific mechanism: the brokerage is cutting numbers now because near-term player spend is under real pressure, and it does not expect the expansion investments to generate returns until conditions improve.…Market · Philippines
- Quiogue on the Philippine iGaming Outlook: A Maturing Framework and Growing CapitalA video interview with Arden Consult's Tonet Quiogue argues the Philippine framework is maturing and that large capital entering the market will reduce calls for prohibition. The first claim is well supported by PAGCOR's recent actions. The second is plausible, but the advertising bills and Moody's treatment of an outright ban as unpriced show the risk is still liveiGaming
- Maybank holds long-term DigiPlus view despite headwindsMaybank maintaining a positive long-term outlook on DigiPlus despite near-term operational headwinds is a useful signal for the broader Philippine online gaming market: institutional analysts are separating cyclical pressure from structural trajectory and landing on the latter. For operators and investors benchmarking DigiPlus as a proxy for Philippine licensed online gaming health, this read supports continued confidence in the licensed market's fundamentals even as PAGCOR tightens promotional and compliance requirements across the sector.…Market · Philippines
- Kraken-Singapore Gulf Bank deal targets APAC institutional settlementPayward and Singapore Gulf Bank offering 24/7 institutional crypto settlement in USD, initially to select Asian and Gulf clients, fills a gap that conventional banking hours have left open for regional operators managing cross-border treasury flows. Philippine operators who have been slow to move crypto payment rails off exchange hot wallets, given the lessons from the Bitget breach, now have a more defensible institutional-grade settlement option worth evaluating.…Product · Singapore
- ArenaPlus brings Derrick Rose back to Cebu for third timeDerrick Rose completing a third Philippine appearance as ArenaPlus ambassador in under a year, this time in Cebu at SM Seaside City, confirms this is a sustained regional brand-building strategy, not a one-off activation. Extending high-profile ambassador presence beyond Metro Manila is the right move in a market where PAGCOR has closed most above-the-line acquisition channels: event-based ambassador appearances in major provincial cities are compliant, high-reach, and difficult for competitors to replicate at speed.…Market · Philippines
- Payward's Second 24/7 Settlement Deal Signals a Race to End Banking HoursKraken's parent Payward and Singapore Gulf Bank launched 24/7 settlement for select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf. The bank is reported as Bahrain-regulated, not Singapore-licensed, and the product speeds fiat funding without addressing exchange custody risk. Philippine eligibility is unconfirmed. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and the pattern worth watchingCrypto
- ArenaPlus Brought Derrick Rose to Cebu. The Ambassador Strategy Is Valuable, and Exposed.ArenaPlus took Derrick Rose to Cebu for his third visit as ambassador in under a year. As paid channels narrow, a recognisable ambassador earns coverage and trust an ad can't, but ambassadors and giveaways are exactly what SB 2347 would ban. Here's the case for the strategy, the exposure, and what to check in your own contracts.iGaming