Gambling business owners in the Philippines team up to establish PlaySafe Alliance
The PlaySafe Alliance of the Philippines Established to Promote Responsible Online Gambling
The Philippines is seeing a significant shift in the online gambling industry with the establishment of the PlaySafe Alliance, an industry coalition formed by 19 PAGCOR-licensed online gambling operators. The alliance aims to promote responsible online gambling, enhance player protection, ensure regulatory compliance, and combat illegal and unlicensed gambling.
The key objectives of the PlaySafe Alliance include implementing robust Know-Your-Customer (KYC) processes and age verification to prevent underage gambling, launching self-exclusion programs and public consumer education campaigns focused on safer gambling, investing in research, education, prevention, and treatment (REPT) programs addressing gambling harm and addiction, and combating illegal gambling through initiatives aimed at deterring unlicensed operators.
The alliance will establish strategic committees covering areas like Player Protection, Advertising & Marketing Governance, Financial Risk Control, and Combatting Illegal Gambling. Notable individuals involved in the alliance include Eusebio Tanco, Chairman of DigiPlus Interactive, and Mike Defensor, President of World Platinum Technologies and spokesman for the alliance.
Key members of the alliance include prominent PAGCOR-approved operators such as DigiPlus Interactive Corp., World Platinum Technologies Inc., Trojans Well Entertainment Corp., Gavin Ventures Inc., Playmate Leisure Solutions Corp., Stotsenberg Leisure Park & Hotel Corp., Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies Inc., Meta Interactive Software Solutions Inc., and Enigma Software Solutions Inc.
The PlaySafe Alliance emphasizes collaboration over competition among operators to create a more secure and transparent environment for online gambling, aiming to benefit both players and the nation. The alliance seeks to set up common standards in four main areas: responsible gambling, regulatory compliance, player safety, and fighting illegal gaming.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to boost protection for financial consumers regarding online gambling, and the alliance aims to keep online gaming open, safe, and beneficial for the country. The PlaySafe Alliance's Interim Council includes major operators such as World Platinum Technologies, Trojans Well Entertainment, Gavin Ventures, Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies, and it plans to incorporate an independent advisory panel of local and international experts on responsible gaming regulation, public health, fintech, and consumer advocacy.
The alliance was created amid increasing scrutiny and legislative debates in the Philippines concerning the regulation and potential banning of online gambling, seeking to provide a responsible alternative to illegal operators and ensure the sectorโs sustainable development.
The BSP is finalizing new rules that will require tougher identity checks, limits on transactions, and ways for users to control their gambling. The alliance's founding members, such as DigiPlus Interactive Corp., which operates platforms like BingoPlus and ArenaPlus, stress that the alliance is about collaboration, not competition, in maintaining a safe and beneficial online gaming environment in the Philippines. GoTech Entertainment, IGO Digital High Technology, and Silver Goose 8 International are early members of the PlaySafe Alliance.
- The PlaySafe Alliance, a group of PAGCOR-licensed online gambling operators in the Philippines, has been established to promote responsible online gambling and combat illegal activities in the industry.
- The alliance will establish strategic committees covering areas like Player Protection, Advertising & Marketing Governance, Financial Risk Control, and Combatting Illegal Gambling, with the aim of creating a more secure and transparent environment for online gaming.
- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to boost protection for financial consumers regarding online gambling, and the alliance aims to keep online gaming open, safe, and beneficial for the country, while maintaining a responsible alternative to illegal operators.
