PAGCOR Site Regulatory Manual issued on 25 February 2015

Regulation 2 Section 6 of the PAGCOR Site Regulatory Manual issued on 25

February 2015 lists the documentary requirements that must be submitted
by an individual, partnership or corporation applying for a Gaming License:
Section 6. Applicant Documentary Requirements:
The following are the documentary requirements to be
submitted by an applicant or existing Operator relative to its
application for a license.

Regulation 3 Section 1 of said PAGCOR Site Regulatory Manual lists the Local
Government Unit (LGU) Requirements:
Section 1. Local Government Unit Requirements
(a) A Letter of No Objection (LONO) must be secured from the
City/Municipal Council, i.e., Council Resolution or Ordinance,
stating its no objection to the establishment and operation of
a gaming site situated within its locality.
If the same is not yet available at the time of application, the
applicant must submit a copy of duly received application
with the Council and a letter of consent from the Mayor.

Please note that should the application be approved based on

these documents, the Operator must secure, within one (1)
year, the required Council Resolution/Ordinance stating its no
objection to the gaming site operations. Otherwise, the
License issued to it will not be renewed.
(b)If the submitted LONO is dated prior to the date of site
application, the Applicant must submit a certification from the
office of City/Municipal Council duly signed by its authorized
signatory confirming the continuing validity of the LONO.
(c) Document/s issued by the Local Government Unit (LGU) as
required in item (a) above shall be duly certified by the
authorized signatories of the Office of the Mayor (for Mayors
consent) and the Office of the City or Municipal Council (for
Council Resolutions or Ordinances).
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(e) The Applicant must ensure that the proposed gaming site is
compliant with the LGU Requirements and regulations on the
establishment and conduct of gaming operations.
(f) Submission of required LGU documents is not a guarantee of
approval of the application.
Section 3 of the same Regulation lists additional conditions that must be
complied with:
Section 3. Site location area requirements.
(a) The gaming site may be located within the following areas or
establishments:
1. Malls/arcades
i. These are commercial buildings where majority of the
located establishments provide retail sales, leisure and
entertainment to customers.
ii.
Gaming site must be within malls general premises to
be classified under this category. This may include nonconnected annexes that have similar leisure and
entertainment establishments as that of the mall
(restaurants, etc). Typically, annex area will belong to
the same complex or share the same parking area of
the mall. Buildings that are not in the mall premises
may be classified otherwise.
2. General and Commercial Buildings

i. Address classified by LGU Zoning Body as a commercial

building.
ii. Multi-door building where tenants provide commercial
services (retail, distribution, services, banking, food,
etc).
iii. Building should not be located beside or across informal
settler dwellings.
iv. Building will allow signage at outlets faade.
v. Mixed-use
Commercial/Residential
Condominium
buildings are classified under this category. For these
types of buildings, the proposed site must be located in
the commercial area (normally the lower floors).
vi. Buildings must either have a supplied generator or
allow the gaming site to have its own generator.
3. Hotels / Resorts
i. Proposed site must be located inside the building or
within the same complex/premises as the Hotel/Resort.
ii.
Proposed site must be located in an identified
commercial space of the hotel (as opposed to guest
rooms).