Technical compliance: What must the platform meet?

PAGCOR has announced that the four Entertainment City integrated resorts, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Manila, Newport World Resorts and Solaire Resort Entertainment City, must begin converting gaming tables to smart-table technology, starting with baccarat, by 1 January 2027. The requirement is explicitly to begin, not complete, the conversion process, and applies only to Entertainment City properties, not to Clark, Cebu or other PAGCOR-licensed facilities. The mandate is known through PAGCOR Chairman Tengco's on-record statements as reported in trade press; no primary PAGCOR circular or advisory text setting out the requirement, including any penalty provision, has been independently retrieved. Until a published instrument is located, the obligation is best treated as an announced policy direction with a firm start date rather than a confirmed binding rule with a stated enforcement mechanism. A published circular would be the development that resolves this distinction and would also clarify the scope and pace of conversion expected across the four properties.