• About Us
  • The Team
  • Advertise with Us

The latest news on the gaming industry in Asia

() () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () ()
  • Home
  • Macau
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Rest of Asia
  • World
  • Industry Talk
  • Trends & Tech
  • iGaming
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • RSS Feed
    • LinkedIn

Ent City 2019 GGR up 17pct, 4Q junket dip: Pagcor

Feb 12, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  


Ent City 2019 GGR up 17pct, 4Q junket dip: Pagcor

The Philippine gaming regulator said that total 2019 gross gaming revenues (GGR) for all casinos in the country rose 15.4 percent to nearly PHP216.39 billion (US$4.28 billion), from PHP187.54 billion in the prior year. Casino GGR produced by the private-sector casinos in Entertainment City in Manila accounted for 76.4 percent of the overall market, showed the official data.

For the fourth quarter, such GGR rose 12.9 percent to PHP56.23 billion, from nearly PHP49.80 billion in the same quarter of 2018, said the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor).

The regulator said separately that in the country’s casinos as a whole, there was in 2019 a total of 471 exclusions of persons – either due to self-exclusion, requests by a family or family member, or licensee-action. That compared with 448 exclusions in 2018.

Full-year 2019 GGR produced by the private-sector casinos in Entertainment City in Manila, the Philippine capital, stood at PHP165.28 billion, up 16.9 percent on the nearly PHP141.44 billion achieved in 2018.

Fourth-quarter GGR for Entertainment City rose 11.6 percent year-on-year, to nearly PHP42.75 billion, from PHP38.32 billion in the final three months of 2018.

But final-quarter 2019 junket GGR at private-sector venues was PHP11.32 billion, 17.0 percent down on the PHP13.64 billion in the year-earlier quarter.

In full-year 2019, non-junket GGR – including mass-market and VIP gaming tables – for all private-sector licensed casinos in the country was PHP74.51 billion, up 15.9 percent on the nearly PHP64.28 billion achieved in 2018. The segment’s fourth-quarter GGR in such venues was PHP21.66 billion, up 36.9 percent on the PHP15.82 billion a year earlier

Full-year junket GGR at such venues was up 18.8 percent to PHP50.99 billion, from PHP42.91 billion in 2018.

The full-year 2019 GGR from electronic gaming machines at private-sector Philippine casinos was PHP53.96 billion, from PHP44.46 billion in 2018, an increase of 21.4 percent.

Fourth-quarter 2019 GGR from electronic games was just under PHP14.15 billion, 22.5 percent up on the PHP11.55 billion achieved in the ultimate quarter of 2018.


  • tweet
Related articles
  • Progress in Philippine gaming AML rules: regional watchdog
    Progress in Philippine gaming AML...

    Aug 05, 2022  

  • Philippines 2Q casino GGR up 40pct q-o-q to US$824mln
    Philippines 2Q casino GGR up 40pct...

    Aug 03, 2022  

More news
  • Casino backers in top 10 of Forbes’ Philippines Richest
    Casino backers in top 10 of Forbes’...

    Aug 11, 2022  

  • ‘Black Bull’ by Pragmatic Play starts its digital slot run
    ‘Black Bull’ by Pragmatic Play...

    Aug 11, 2022  


Latest News

Casino backers in top 10 of Forbes’ Philippines Richest

Casino backers in top 10 of Forbes’ Philippines Richest

Aug 11, 2022  

Two sets of entrepreneurs with casino investments are among the top three on the list of the wealthiest people in the Philippines, as compiled by Forbes. Another casino-related name makes the top 10....
Read More
‘Black Bull’ by Pragmatic Play starts its digital slot run

‘Black Bull’ by Pragmatic Play starts its digital slot...

Aug 11, 2022  

Jeju Dream Tower may host 1,000 foreign VIP players in Aug

Jeju Dream Tower may host 1,000 foreign VIP players in Aug

Aug 11, 2022  

Sign up to our FREE Newsletter

UB8V5.qr.16(Click here for more)

Pick of the Day

”Diversifying the market [in Macau], both in terms of the geographic origin of visitors and their motivations to visit, is not a process that happens overnight”

Craig Billings

Chief executive of casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd



Most Popular

  • Macau Legend exits Fisherman’s Wharf casino biz, SJM staysMacau Legend exits Fisherman’s Wharf casino biz, SJM stays August 10, 2022
  • More biz from foreigners hard for Macau casinos say expertsMore biz from foreigners hard for Macau casinos say experts August 8, 2022
  • Wynn Macau Ltd posts US$271mln net loss in 2QWynn Macau Ltd posts US$271mln net loss in 2Q August 10, 2022
  • SJM Resorts capital to be raised to US$600mln for retenderSJM Resorts capital to be raised to US$600mln for retender August 10, 2022
  • Casino backers in top 10 of Forbes’ Philippines RichestCasino backers in top 10 of Forbes’ Philippines Richest August 11, 2022
Copyright 2014-2022 TEAM Publishing and Consultancy Ltd / All rights reserved
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Useful Links
  • Contact Us