Arden Consult Contributes Philippines Chapter to Chamber & Partners Gaming Law 2025 Global Practice Guide

ArdenConsult has been selected as the contributing author for the Philippines chapter of the Chambers and Partners Global PracticeGuide: Gaming Law 2025 — one of the most authoritative legal reference publications in the world.

The chapter, titled Philippines: Law and Practice, provides a comprehensive and current analysis of the Philippine gaming regulatory landscape, written for an international audience of operators, investors, counsel and policymakers operating in or considering entry into the Philippine market.

Chambers andPartners is widely regarded as the leading independent authority on the legal profession globally. Inclusion in its Global Practice Guide series is by invitation only, based on demonstrated expertise and peer recognition in a specialist practice area.

Authored by Arden Consult CEO and founder Tonet Quiogue, legal director Katrina Ortiz, and legal counsel Sua Mundir, the chapter reflects Arden Consult’s deep engagement with the Philippine gaming regulatory environment, including direct advisory work with PAGCOR, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, Central Bank of the Philippines), as well as its track record in representing both local and international clients across licensing, compliance, market entry and transactional matters.

The 2025 edition of the guide covers gaming law across multiple jurisdictions, with thePhilippines chapter addressing key developments including the permanent ban onPhilippine Offshore Gaming Operators under the Anti-POGO Act of 2025, PAGCOR's expanded B2B accreditation framework effective April 2026, revised license fee structures, and the agency's ongoing shift towards a purely regulatory role through the privatization of its government-operated casinos.

Tonet Quiogue has been consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners for five consecutive years across two practice areas —Gaming and Gambling, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications — and remains the only Philippine-based practitioner ranked in the Chambers Gaming andGambling category.

Read the full chapter here: Gaming Law 2025: Philippines Chapter