Memorandum on Amendments to the Transition Guidelines and Regulatory Framework

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporatior

Pagcor BACONG PILIPINAS

I-GAMING LICENSING AND REGULATION GROUP

Electronic Gaming Licensing Department

March 26, 2026 MEMORANDUM

TO ALL GAMING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS ALL GAMING VENUE OPERATORS

ALL LICENSEES OF INTEGRATED RESORTS ALL GAMING AFFILIATES ALL SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS ALL APPLICANTS AND CONCERNED PARTIES

FROM THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE

SUBJECT AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSITION GUIDELINES AND

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Please be informed that the PAGCOR's Board of Directors, in its meeting held on March 26, 2026, approved the following:

1. implementation of the following amendments to the Regulatory Framework

for the Accreditation of Gaming Affiliates and Support Service Providers Revision No. 1;

FROM TO

I Definition of Terms 2. Game Aggregator (GA) refers to an Game Aggregator (GA)refers to an

entity that connects electronic and online gaming with game content providers, allowing the Gaming System Administrator (GSA) to offer a variety of games. It unites a variety of games. It unites entity that connects electronic and System Administrator (GSA) to offer online gaming with game content providers, allowing the Gaming

payments, and technical support, systems (with or without the suites of developers) into a single electronic gaming system. required products and/or services to the GsA such as game integration. among others. numerous games from electronic It provides the various gaming game of games from various game payments, and technical support, systems (with or without the suites developers) into a single electronic gaming system. it provides the required products and/or services to among others. numerous the GSA such as game integration. electronic it includes the gaming

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entity that provides the electronic gaming system (EGS), online gaming platform (OGP) and/or gaming system software to any PAGCOR-accredited licensed entity. andlor

13. Exclusive Distributor or Reseller

refers to an accredited local

appointed by a foreign-based sole right to offer, sell and/or distribute a gaming system/ Game Aggregator (GA) or Game platform or Content Provider (GCP)duly of accreditation that is given the GA/GCP of same category or type game contents among the accredited GSAs or IR Licensees.

I. General Provisions

I For foreign-based B2B Provider (or the Securities and its local counterpart/business in the Philippines shall be required. Philippines), the registration with Commission (SEC) Exchange Of the For foreign-based B2B Provider Philippines shall be required. (or its focal counterpart/business in the Philippines), the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)ofthe

8. A foreign-based Gaming Affiliate appoint a local entity or a GSA as exclusive responsibility for its products and/or services. However, any exclusive (i.e.. Game Content Provider) Game Aggregator distributor with andlor may fu Affiliate (i.e., Game Aggregator but desires its products and or Game Content Provider) for accreditation with PAGCOR A which does not desire to apply services foreign-based to be offered or Gaming

distributorship agreement shall be continue being offered in the

accredited by PAGCOR void/cancelled automatically based Gaming once the foreign- Affiliate deemed Is responsibility for its products appropriate accredited Gaming and/or services. agreement shall be automatically Philippines, must appoint the Affiliate as exclusive distributor exclusive deemed void/cancelled once the of reseller However, any distributorship with full

foreign-based Gaming Affiliate is accredited by PAGCOR.

9. Each local entity or GSA is allowed 19. An accredited Game Aggregator

to be an exclusive distributor up to distributorships. a maximum of five (5) a foreign-based entity on the same category or type of (GA) or Game Content Provider (GCP) is allowed to be an exclusive distributor or reseller of accreditation up to a maximum

local GA for exclusive 5 an accredited local Gcp for exclusive 5 distributorships of suites of games for a foreign- distributorships of five (5) distributorships, i.e., based GcP, or an accredited of gaming system/platform/system software for a foreign-based GA.

10. No GSA shall be allowed as distributor or reseller of any foreign-based GA or GCP. For clarity,no accredited GA or GCP

with existing accreditation as GSA is allowed to be an exclusive distributor/reseller of a foreign-based GA or GCP.

2. The above table of amendments shall form part of the Regulatory Framework

for the Accreditation of Gaming Affiliates and Support Service Providers Revision No. 1 and shall be designated as Annex D thereof. The implementation of these amendments shall take effect five (5) days after their publication on PAGCOR's regulatory website.

3. Inclusion of a requirement for concerned GsAs to declare existing

Distributorship Agreements in the Transition Guidelines for the existing GSAs and their contracted B2B providers:

"2. Existing Gaming System Administrators and Their

Contracted Gaming Affiliates and Support Service Providers

a. Gaming System Administrators (GSA), formerly Gaming System

Service Providers (GSSP)

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iv. To recognize the existing distributorship agreements

with concerned Gaming Affiliates, all concerned for the continuous distribution of game contents. Any GsAs shall declare and seek confirmation of approval

extension in the validity period of the existing distributorship agreement of the GSA shall not be allowed in order to effectively assign the distribution of game contents to the accredited Game Content Providers. All undeclared distributorship agreements by June 01, 2026 shall no longer be acknowledged by PAGCOR and shall be deemed void."

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4. Extension of the transition period for the submission of accreditation

applications of contracted B2B Providers from March 31, 2026 to May 31, 2026.

For your information, guidance and strict compliance

Thank you.

JESSAARIZ R.FERNANDEZ u

CC: AVP, AD OCCEO VP,MEG AVP,CMED-EG

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