By The Weekly Edge desk ·
PAGCOR expects nearly PHP87bn in income for 2026, reported by iGaming Today. The forecast represents an 18% decline from 2025. Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco told a congressional budget hearing that e-wallet delinking had reduced gaming activity by 40%.
PAGCOR’s lower income forecast gives investors a measure of the financial pressures facing the Philippine gambling market.
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