Large-scale integrated resorts (IRs) in Entertainment City, in Metro Manila, recorded gross gaming revenue (GGR) of just above PHP37.47 billion (US$574.6 million) in the three months to March 31, according to data from the country’s casino regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor).
The GGR tally for the private-sector casinos in Entertainment City was down 11.1 percent from a year ago, showed the data.
The Philippine gaming sector – including non-casino operations – produced GGR of PHP87.60 billion in the first three months of 2026, 15.9-percent lower than in the prior-year period.
According to Pagcor, the decline was largely driven by a “weaker performance” of the electronic gaming sector, which saw revenue down 22.4 percent from a year ago, to PHP39.90 billion in the January to March period.
Some of the licensees with operations at Entertainment City reported weaker results in the third quarter.
Casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp reported GGR of PHP14.67 billion in the opening quarter of 2026, down 12.6 percent from the prior-year period. The firm attributed the decline to “lower GGR” from the group’s Solaire Resort Entertainment City.
In mid-April, the promoter of Okada Manila casino complex recorded GGR of just under PHP6.47 billion in the first three months of 2026, down 17.2 percent year-on-year.
City of Dreams Manila, run by a unit of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd, saw improved earnings, before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in the first quarter, on what it described as a “better performance in the rolling chip operations”, despite a decrease in revenue from the mass-market segment.
At Clark, casinos generated GGR of PHP6.68 billion in the first quarter of 2026, down from PHP7.12 billion a year earlier.
Clark, a former military base near Angeles City, is the home of Clark International Airport. The adjacent Clark Freeport Zone already has a cluster of gaming properties, including Hann Casino Resort.
Licensees within the so-called “Greenfield Zone”, a new category covering those rural provinces, cities or municipalities deemed to have high potential for tourism development, posted GGR of PHP2.07 billion in the first three months of 2026, up from PHP1.96 billion a year ago.
The Fiesta casino licensees reported first-quarter GGR of PHP298.1 million, down 6.8 percent from the prior-year period, the data showed.
