PAGCOR Stresses Regulatory Evolution to Address AI Opportunities and Fraud Risks in Gaming

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has called for gaming regulatory frameworks to advance in step with artificial intelligence technologies.

Atty. Jessa Mariz Fernandez, Assistant Vice President of the PAGCOR Electronic Gaming Licensing Department, delivered the message in a keynote at the CiG iDEA Summit at Hilton Manila Ballroom, Newport World Resorts, Pasay City. Fernandez outlined how AI tools can strengthen fraud detection, spot unusual activity, boost compliance and streamline processes. The same capabilities, however, enable more advanced and elusive forms of fraud.

“The same technology that can help us detect fraud, identify unusual activity, improve compliance, and make regulatory processes more efficient can also be used to make fraud more sophisticated and harder to detect,” Fernandez said. “The challenge, therefore, is not to resist technology. It is to ensure that our regulatory frameworks evolve alongside it.”

PAGCOR continues to review policies, consult legitimate industry stakeholders and improve coordination with other government agencies, as reported by G3 Newswire. The agency stays receptive to fresh methods that sharpen its response to complex risks.

“We cannot regulate tomorrow’s technology using only yesterday’s assumptions,” Fernandez said. “The future of online gaming will undoubtedly be shaped by technology. It must be responsive without being reactionary. It must encourage innovation without losing sight of responsibility. It must protect consumers without unnecessarily restricting legitimate enterprise. And it must preserve the integrity of the regulated market even as new technologies, new business models, and new risks emerge.”

Regulators must permit innovation inside markets that remain fair, responsible, transparent and worthy of public trust, Fernandez added. The summit is part of the Inside Asian Gaming Expo. PAGCOR President and Chief Operating Officer Wilma Eisma and Senior Vice President for Land-Based Operations Sector Daniel Cecilio also attended.

Dual Nature of AI Tools in Regulatory Practice

AI delivers clear operational gains for oversight. Those gains arrive alongside elevated fraud risks that demand targeted countermeasures. PAGCOR’s stated commitment to policy updates and agency collaboration directly confronts this limitation without halting legitimate activity. Concrete implementation steps for AI integration have yet to be detailed.

Requirements for Adaptive Oversight in Philippine Gaming

Regulators face the task of building frameworks that track technological change while upholding consumer safeguards and market integrity. Philippine operators and licensees should prepare for compliance standards that incorporate AI capabilities as standard practice rather than optional features.

Reporting: G3 Newswire

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