Philippine gambling revenue continues to recover in Q3
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has reported revenue figures of PHP26.94bn (£400.5m/€469.5m/$537.6m) for the country’s gaming industry during the third quarter of 2021.
This was a rise of 52.5% compared to the third quarter of 2020.
A total of PHP1.68bn came from PAGCOR-operated gaming venues, a rise of 83.9% year-on-year. Slot machines made up PHP949.5m of this total, a year-on-year increase of 125.1%. Table games generated PHP485.3m of the total, up 141.3%.
Junket operations made up PHP244.2m, a decrease of 16.3% year-on-year. Poker made up PHP1.8m of the total this quarter, with no comparable figures from 2020. In-house bingo generated PHP1.0m- also with no comparable figures available from Q3 2020.