Two broad statements are easy to find online: “all online gambling is legal” and “all online gambling is banned.” The records reviewed here support neither simplification. Domestic regulatory listings and the prohibition of offshore gaming address different legal and factual questions.
Executive Order 74 of November 5, 2024 concerns Philippine offshore gaming/IGL operations, defining offshore services in terms of foreign players located outside the Philippines. Republic Act 12312, approved October 23, 2025, is the enacted Anti-POGO Act of 2025. It prohibits offshore gaming and specified support or aiding activities. A Supreme Court decision in April 2026 independently describes the Act as having been signed into law and discusses its implementation concerning assets.
A common misconception is that if an online casino appears on a PAGCOR list, any website discussing or linking to it is automatically authorized. That conclusion does not follow. The operator’s record, a publisher’s business classification, use of a brand, and permission to publish an advertisement are separate issues.
PAGCOR’s April 2025 framework lists “Game Aggregator” and “Game Content Provider” under Gaming Affiliates, while “Marketing / Promotional Service” appears separately among Support Service Providers. The March 2026 amendment further defines aspects of Game Aggregators and Game Content Providers. These categories describe a regulatory framework; they do not prove that every referral publisher fits one category or that every publisher is exempt from accreditation.
A list row can be misread when a reader sees a familiar company name and assumes that every product or domain associated with it is covered. The safer method is to read the entire row and preserve its limits.
PAGCOR’s October 29, 2026 GSA list gives examples of distinct scopes. AB Leisure Exponent, Inc. appears with the BingoPlus brand and Traditional Bingo Games, along with listed domains. A separate row for GameMaster Integrated, Inc. identifies BingoPlus Poker and Online Poker Games. A shared word in two brands does not merge the entities or scopes.