Annex D - Amendments to the Regulatory Framework for the Accreditation of Gaming Affiliatess and Support Service Providers Revision No. 1
Annex D Amendments to the Regulatory Framework for the Accreditation of Gaming Affiliates and Support Service Providers Rev. No. 1 (Date of Publication: March 26, 2026) FROM TO I. Definition of Terms 2. Game Aggregator (GA) refers to an 2. Game Aggregator (GA) refers to an entity that connects electronic and entity that connects electronic and online gaming with game content online gaming with game content providers, allowing the Gaming providers, allowing the Gaming System Administrator (GSA) to offer System Administrator (GSA) to offer a variety of games. It unites a variety of games. It unites numerous electronic gaming numerous electronic gaming systems (with or without the suites of systems (with or without the suites games from various game of games from various game developers) into a single electronic developers) into a single electronic gaming system. It provides the gaming system. It provides the required products and/or services to required products and/or services to the GSA such as game integration, the GSA such as game integration, payments, and technical support, payments, and technical support, among others. among others. It includes the entity that provides the electronic gaming system (EGS), online gaming platform (OGP) and/or gaming system software to any PAGCOR-accredited and/or licensed entity. 13. Exclusive Distributor or Reseller refers to an accredited local Game Aggregator (GA) or Game Content Provider (GCP) duly appointed by a foreign-based GA/GCP of same category or type of accreditation that is given the sole right to offer, sell and/or distribute a gaming system/ platform or game contents among the accredited GSAs or IR Licensees. II. General Provisions 7. For foreign-based B2B Provider (or 7. For foreign-based B2B Provider its local counterpart/business in the (or its local counterpart/business in
Annex D Amendments to the Regulatory Framework for the Accreditation of Gaming Affiliates and Support Service Providers Rev. No. 1 (Date of Publication: March 26, 2026) Philippines), the registration with the Philippines), the registration the Securities and Exchange with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Commission (SEC) of the Philippines shall be required. Philippines shall be required. 8. A foreign-based Gaming Affiliate 8. A foreign-based Gaming (i.e., Game Aggregator and/or Affiliate (i.e., Game Aggregator Game Content Provider) may or Game Content Provider) appoint a local entity or a GSA as which does not desire to apply exclusive distributor with full for accreditation with PAGCOR responsibility for its products and/or but desires its products and services. However, any exclusive services to be offered or distributorship agreement shall be continue being offered in the automatically deemed Philippines, must appoint the void/cancelled once the foreign- appropriate accredited Gaming based Gaming Affiliate is Affiliate as exclusive distributor accredited by PAGCOR. or reseller with full responsibility for its products and/or services. However, any exclusive distributorship agreement shall be automatically deemed void/cancelled once the foreign-based Gaming Affiliate is accredited by PAGCOR. 9. Each local entity or GSA is allowed 9. An accredited Game Aggregator to be an exclusive distributor up to (GA) or Game Content Provider a maximum of five (5) (GCP) is allowed to be an distributorships. exclusive distributor or reseller of a foreign-based entity on the same category or type of accreditation up to a maximum of five (5) distributorships, i.e., an accredited local GCP for exclusive 5 distributorships of suites of games for a foreign- based GCP, or an accredited local GA for exclusive 5 distributorships of gaming system/platform/system software for a foreign-based GA.
Annex D Amendments to the Regulatory Framework for the Accreditation of Gaming Affiliates and Support Service Providers Rev. No. 1 (Date of Publication: March 26, 2026) 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. The implementation of the above amendments shall take effect five (5) days after publication on PAGCOR’s regulatory website.
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