The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has said that it has received 76 applications for new ‘offshore’ gambling licences in the country.
Speaking yesterday (Monday) to local media, Andrea Domingo, chief executive of the PAGCOR, said the national regulator hopes to grant 25 licences before the end of the month.
PAGCOR此次将批出25个线上菠菜牌照，有效期为一年。
The first licences, which will run for a period of one year, were due to be handed out last month.
安德烈还说，近日政府决定，将在批出赌牌后的头三至六个月内，逐步修改关于牌照的细节。
Domingo said that the national regulator will use the first three to six months of the new regime to study the activities of licensed operators, adding that PAGCOR may change the “rules and regulations” accordingly.
Licensees, which will be known as ‘Philippine offshore gaming operators’, will offer online casino games exclusively to foreigners that are aged over 21 and based abroad, with foreigners in the Philippines and Filipinos residing abroad not able to access games.
目前运营商需要获得新牌照需先支付$ 50,000（其他菠菜）或$ 40,000（体育菠菜）的申请费，除此之外还需要额外缴纳$ 200,000（其他菠菜）或$ 150,000（体育菠菜）的处理费用。之后PAGCOR将对其申请进行审批。
Operators seeking a licence will pay $50,000 (€44,900) in application and processing fees for online casino and $40,000 for sports betting, in addition to a further $200,000 for a casino licence and $150,000 for a sports betting licence, upon receiving approval from PAGCOR.
