Earnings of Tanco’s DigiPlus take a success with tighter gaming rules

Tycoon Eusebio Tanco says his gaming firm’s third quarter earnings ‘exhibit DigiPlus’ resiience amid short-term setbacks’

MANILA, Philippines – The earnings of the Philippines’ main on-line gaming supplier DigiPlus Interactive Company (DigiPlus) took a success within the third quarter of 2025 as a consequence of tighter rules imposed by the federal government on the digital gaming sector. 

Tycoon Eusebio Tanco’s DigiPlus’ web revenue fell 59%, from P3.5 billion within the third quarter of 2024 to P1.7 billion for a similar interval this yr, and EBITDA (earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) declined by 47%, from P3.8 billion to P2 billion. 

“Revenues, in the meantime, contracted 23 % to P10.05 billion on affect of tighter regulation, which required e-wallet suppliers to delink in-app entry to licensed on-line gaming platforms,” DigiPlus mentioned in a disclosure to the Philippine Inventory Alternate on Thursday, November 6. These e-wallet suppliers had been primarily GCash and Maya.

“This briefly disrupted participant actvity and transaction volumes throughout the trade in the course of the interval,” it mentioned.

DigiPlus at the moment dominates the Philippine on-line gaming sector with a market share of round 40% within the first half of 2025. It has over 40 million registered customers throughout its digital ecosystem. These embody its bingo platform BingoPlus and sports activities betting model ArenaPlus. DigiPlus additionally has conventional perya or e-carnival video games, plus on-line tongits, a well-liked native card sport.

DigiPlus attributes its success to its pivot in 2022 from its brick-and-mortar gaming enterprise to digital. The latter now accounts for 90% of the corporate’s revenues.  

DigiPlus’ opponents embody Playtime, OKBet, CasinoPlus, Bet88, amongst others. 

Different rules the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Company (Pagcor) imposed on the gaming trade are:

• take away or take down all outside billboards selling on-line playing, and keep away from promoting in PUVs and public areas
• guarantee adverts usually are not deceptive, don’t glamorize playing, or suggest assured wins
• strict compliance with Know-Your-Buyer (KYC) and age restrictions
• report suspicious activites and preserve anti-money laundering compliance
• common audits and cooperation with third-party oversight

In response to the tighter authorities guidelines, DigiPlus mentioned it partnered with CIS Bayad Middle Integrated (Bayad) to increase over-the-counter fee choices nationwide for its numerous platforms. 

With the partnership signed by Tanco and Bayad chairman Ray Espinosa final month, DigiPlus customers (BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, GameZone) can now high up their e-wallets by way of Bayad Facilities and choose Bayad companions nationwide. 

Bayad is the largest multi-channel fee platform within the nation’s outsourced fee assortment trade. 

BingoPlus gamers may money in of their BingoPlus accounts free of charge by way of choose Pay&Go kiosks nationwide.

“Following its delinking from third-party fee platforms resembling GCash and Maya, DigiPlus goals to strengthen its proprietary ecosystem to make sure operational independence, improve system reliability, and assist sustainable development,” the corporate mentioned. 

DigiPlus mentioned it additionally partnered with Philippine First Insurance coverage Co. Inc. for the nation’s first surety bond program for on-line gaming gamers. The surety bond protects participant balances of as much as ₱1 million per participant, with out requiring prospects to buy a separate coverage, it mentioned.

Regardless of the drop in its third quarter earnings, DigiPlus remained worthwhile for the primary 9 months of 2025, with consolidated web revenue of P10 billion, 16% larger for a similar interval in 2024. 

Revenues went up from P51.56 billion to P66.8 billion, a rise of 30%, DigiPlus mentioned, as a consequence of “elevated enterprise exercise and the rollout of recent video games and licenses authorised by Pagcor.” 

For the primary three quarters of 2025, DigiPlus mentioned it paid P25 billion in authorities taxes and charges, a 9% hike from the P23 billion in the identical interval in 2024. Within the third quarter of 2025, nonetheless, DigiPlus paid P7.17 billion in taxes and charges, a lower of 26% “as a result of affect of the e-wallet delinking directive.” 

Tanco mentioned its earnings for the third quarter “exhibit(s) DigiPlus’ resilience amid short-term setbacks.”

“All through this era, we proceed to concentrate on digital innovation, participant safety, and good governance,” he mentioned. – Rappler.com