🇵🇭 Philippines gambling license check

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Philippines licenses online gambling through Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, and every real PAGCOR licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims a Philippines permit, type its name or web address below and the search checks it against the PAGCOR register.

Check a casino against the PAGCOR register

Searching 308 casino and betting names from the PAGCOR register, read 2026-10-27.

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How to verify a Philippines license

  1. Open PAGCOR Guarantee at pagcorguarantee.ph and look for the brand among the listed websites
  2. Reach the site through the link on PAGCOR Guarantee and compare the address with the one you were given
  3. Open the Electronic Gaming Licensing Department page on pagcor.ph and download the list of accredited gaming system administrators and registered brands and domain names
  4. Check that the exact domain appears in that list, or in the list of registered brands and domain names of licensed casinos for a resort casino
  5. Treat a site that claims a PAGCOR offshore or POGO licence as unauthorised

License types in Philippines

PAGCOR regulates all games of chance and issues licences to all gaming operations within the Philippines. Its Electronic Gaming Licensing Department licenses local gaming venues and their online gaming platforms for traditional bingo, electronic bingo, electronic casino games, sports betting, specialty games, online poker and numeric games. Online play is an adjunct service of a PAGCOR-licensed gaming venue for its registered players, run on the platform of an accredited gaming system administrator. Only the brands and domain names PAGCOR has approved may be used.

  • Gaming licence for a gaming venue, issued for each game offering
  • Accreditation as a gaming system administrator with registered brands and domain names
  • Licensed casino of an integrated resort with a registered online gaming platform

Key facts about the PAGCOR regime

  • PAGCOR launched the PAGCOR Guarantee website on 18 June 2025 so that the public can check whether an online gaming site is licensed
  • On 25 October 2026 PAGCOR Guarantee listed 75 authorised online gaming entries on 73 websites, among them BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, OKBet, GGPoker, Solaire Online and Okada Online Casino
  • PAGCOR's lists of 8 October 2026 named 59 accredited gaming system administrators and 11 integrated resorts with online gaming platforms, with 497 registered website addresses between them
  • PAGCOR told operators in September 2025 that registered brands and domains missing from its final lists would be reported to the Department of Information and Communications Technology for blocking
  • PAGCOR's list of gaming venue licensees held 254 operators on 30 September 2026, and PAGCOR states they are not licensed to run offshore gaming or POGO
  • PAGCOR stated in February 2025 that POGOs remain banned and that it does not accept applications for them
  • Players must be at least 21 years old and register with a government-issued photo ID before they play

What the license means for players

Players in the Philippines must be at least 21 years old. Registration requires a valid government-issued ID with a photo, full name and date of birth, and only registered players may play. Government officials and employees, members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, people under 21, people on the National Database of Restricted Persons and holders of a gaming employment licence may not play in any gaming venue or on any online gaming platform. A player can ask PAGCOR for self exclusion for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years, and the first six months cannot be revoked. A spouse, child or parent can apply for family exclusion for 6 months, 1 year or 3 years. Exclusion applies across all sites licensed and operated by PAGCOR. The National Problem Gambling Helpline answers on 02 8248 9568.

Red flags and fake PAGCOR claims

  • The website is missing from PAGCOR Guarantee
  • The domain is not in PAGCOR's lists of registered brands and domain names
  • The site lets people under 21 register or play without a government-issued ID
  • The site claims a PAGCOR offshore or POGO licence
  • The site reached you through a link that differs from the one on PAGCOR Guarantee

Legal status and tax

PAGCOR is the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, set up under Presidential Decree No. 1869, the PAGCOR Charter, as amended by Republic Act No. 9487. It regulates games of chance in the Philippines and licenses gaming operations there. Online gaming falls under its Regulatory Framework for Gaming Venue Operations, in effect since November 2025, which defines an online gaming platform as the channel that lets registered players of a land-based gaming venue play or wager over the internet. Gaming system administrators are accredited under a separate framework, and each licensed casino of an integrated resort registers its online brands and domains with PAGCOR. POGOs, the offshore operators PAGCOR once licensed, remain banned.

PAGCOR's schedule of regulatory fees as of 2 July 2026 sets an accreditation fee of PHP 5,000,000 per game offering for a gaming system administrator, with a performance cash deposit of PHP 25,000,000 for one game offering or PHP 50,000,000 for two or more. A unified gaming licence for a gaming venue costs PHP 1,200,000, valid for three years, with a renewal fee of PHP 800,000 every two years and a performance cash deposit of PHP 2,000,000 per gaming venue. The PAGCOR share of gaming revenue is set in its Regulatory Framework for the Fees and Rates on Gaming Venue Operations.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Philippines?

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, usually shortened to PAGCOR, oversees gambling in Philippines. PAGCOR regulates all games of chance and issues licences to all gaming operations within the Philippines. Its Electronic Gaming Licensing Department licenses local gaming venues and their online gaming platforms for traditional bingo, electronic bingo, electronic casino games, sports betting, specialty games, online poker and numeric games. Online play is an adjunct service of a PAGCOR-licensed gaming venue for its registered players, run on the platform of an accredited gaming system administrator. Only the brands and domain names PAGCOR has approved may be used.

How do I check if a casino holds a Philippines license?

Type the casino name or its web address into the search on this page, which reads the PAGCOR register every day. A real licensee appears there under its own name. PAGCOR runs PAGCOR Guarantee, a website that lists the PAGCOR-authorised online gaming websites with a link to each one. Each entry gives the brand name and its game categories, such as electronic casino games, electronic bingo, sports betting, specialty games, online poker, numeric games and licensed casinos. The list shows no company names, licence numbers or dates. On 25 October 2026 it showed 75 entries on 73 websites. PAGCOR also publishes two lists of registered brands and domain names on its Electronic Gaming Licensing Department page. One names each accredited gaming system administrator with its game offerings, brands and every domain registered for it. The other does the same for the licensed casinos of integrated resorts. Both lists were dated 8 October 2026 and held 59 gaming system administrators and 11 integrated resorts. Together they registered 497 different website addresses, counting subdomains.

What does a PAGCOR license mean for players?

Players in the Philippines must be at least 21 years old. Registration requires a valid government-issued ID with a photo, full name and date of birth, and only registered players may play. Government officials and employees, members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, people under 21, people on the National Database of Restricted Persons and holders of a gaming employment licence may not play in any gaming venue or on any online gaming platform. A player can ask PAGCOR for self exclusion for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years, and the first six months cannot be revoked. A spouse, child or parent can apply for family exclusion for 6 months, 1 year or 3 years. Exclusion applies across all sites licensed and operated by PAGCOR. The National Problem Gambling Helpline answers on 02 8248 9568.

How do I spot a fake Philippines license claim?

The website is missing from PAGCOR Guarantee The domain is not in PAGCOR's lists of registered brands and domain names The site lets people under 21 register or play without a government-issued ID The site claims a PAGCOR offshore or POGO licence The site reached you through a link that differs from the one on PAGCOR Guarantee

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