• 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

Pagcor’s 1Q net income halved as gaming revenue falls

Apr 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  


Pagcor’s 1Q net income halved as gaming revenue falls

State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) reported net income of nearly PHP777.44 million (US$15.4 million) for the first three months of 2020, down 49.9 percent from the prior-year period. The body saw revenue from gaming operations decline slightly during the period, as casinos in the Philippines were temporarily suspended from mid-March onward as part of efforts to stem the further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Total quarterly revenue from gaming operations decreased by 5.72 percent year-on-year to just above PHP17.22 billion, compared to approximately PHP18.27 billion in the first quarter of 2019.

The gaming regulator said it paid out a total of PHP9.04 billion in gaming taxes and contributions from that first-quarter gaming revenue. The deductions included nearly PHP8.17 billion directly transferred to the Bureau of the Treasury. Pagcor is required by law to pass at least 50 percent of its annual gross earnings to that national government body.

Pagcor’s total expenses fell slightly by 0.64 percent year-on-year to nearly PHP8.09 billion in the first three months of 2020, according to a financial statement posted on its website on Tuesday. The body reported increases in several subsidies to corporate social responsibility projects during the period.

Pagcor, an operator of publicly-owned casinos as well as the regulator for the country’s entire casino industry, which includes privately-developed venues, said regulatory fees collected from licensed casinos reached approximately PHP6.82 billion in the three months to March 31. Income collected from offshore gaming operators stood at nearly PHP1.81 billion in the reporting period, up from PHP1.34 billion a year earlier, according to Pagcor’s latest financial statement.

Casinos in the Philippine capital are to remain closed at least until May 15, after the government decided to extend the local quarantine to tackle the Covid-19 disease outbreak. The main island Luzon has been in anti-coronavirus lockdown since mid-March.

Pagcor has since March been making additional contributions to the government and to non-governmental organisations to help fight the pandemic in the country. The regulator estimated in late March that it was “losing” up to US$118 million per month due to the quarantine imposed by the country’s government to tackle the spread of the Covid-19 disease.

Bloomberry Resorts Corp, operator of the Solaire Resort and Casino at Entertainment City in Manila, said this week that the group might record a loss this year due to the suspension of casino operations in the country.


  • tweet
Related articles
  • Philippines 1Q casino GGR up 15pct q-o-q to US$627mln
    Philippines 1Q casino GGR up 15pct...

    May 11, 2022  

  • TransAct quarterly loss widens despite revenue increase
    TransAct quarterly loss widens...

    May 11, 2022  

More news
  • Foreign tourists can get S.Korean peninsula visa from June 1
    Foreign tourists can get S.Korean...

    May 20, 2022  

  • Crown Resorts’ shareholders nod Blackstone bid
    Crown Resorts’ shareholders nod...

    May 20, 2022  


Latest News

Foreign tourists can get S.Korean peninsula visa from June 1

Foreign tourists can get S.Korean peninsula visa from June 1

May 20, 2022  

South Korea on Thursday said it would from June 1 resume issuing short-term tourism visas for trips to the country’s mainland, for individual visitors and groups of tourists. Permits for...
Read More
Crown Resorts’ shareholders nod Blackstone bid

Crown Resorts’ shareholders nod Blackstone bid

May 20, 2022  

JP Morgan ups Aristocrat profit forecast 8pct for FY2022

JP Morgan ups Aristocrat profit forecast 8pct for FY2022

May 20, 2022  

Sign up to our FREE Newsletter

UB8V5.qr.16(Click here for more)

Pick of the Day

”[Revenue at Okada Manila] will be around 80 percent of the pre-pandemic level in 2022 before recovering almost fully in 2023"

Satoru Aoyama, Akash Gupta and Kalai Pillay

Analysts at credit rating agency Fitch



Most Popular

  • Foreign tourists can get S.Korean peninsula visa from June 1Foreign tourists can get S.Korean peninsula visa from June 1 May 20, 2022
  • Crown Resorts’ shareholders nod Blackstone bidCrown Resorts’ shareholders nod Blackstone bid May 20, 2022
  • Wynn CEO, Macau execs in base pay cut in return for sharesWynn CEO, Macau execs in base pay cut in return for shares May 17, 2022
  • Andrew Lo takes controlling stake in Suncity, Summit AscentAndrew Lo takes controlling stake in Suncity, Summit Ascent May 19, 2022
Copyright 2014-2022 TEAM Publishing and Consultancy Ltd / All rights reserved
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Useful Links
  • Contact Us