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Casino Filipino is the Philippine government's gaming brand — the casino chain operated directly by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), the state corporation that since 1977 has regulated, licensed, and operated gaming in the Philippines. The current Casino Filipino network runs 9 main branches across Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao — Malate, Ronquillo, Angeles, Ilocos Norte, Olongapo, Tagaytay, Bacolod, Cebu, and Davao — plus approximately 35 satellite casinos for a total network of 43 gaming sites across the country. The institutional Filipino casino floor. The state's house brand. The chain that, across 50 years, has built the regulatory and operational backbone that the privately-licensed integrated resorts (Solaire, Okada, City of Dreams, Newport, and the rest) layer on top of. The state-house brand the Filipino affluent regular has known across decades — and the network most Manila community members have visited at least once. The PAGCOR Origin Casino Filipino's lineage runs through PAGCOR's founding. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation was established in 1976 under Presidential Decree 1067-A to consolidate state gaming operations. In 1977, PAGCOR opened its first casino — the Manila Bay Casino — a floating venue operating on the MS Philippine Tourist vessel. The Manila Bay Casino was the country's first government-operated gaming floor at scale; it was destroyed by fire in 1979, after which PAGCOR transitioned to land-based casino operations. Across the 1980s, PAGCOR established the Casino Filipino brand as the umbrella for its operated venues. The state corporation simultaneously expanded the operational network (the branches across the country) and the regulatory mandate (the licensing of privately-operated casinos that has, from the 2000s forward, become the dominant tier of the Philippine gaming industry). By the 2020s, the relationship between Casino Filipino (state-operated) and the privately-licensed integrated resorts has settled into a clear division: Casino Filipino runs the institutional state-house brand at the broader-affluent register; the privately-licensed integrated resorts run at the international-tourist-and-ultra-luxury register. The Current Network As of 2025, Casino Filipino operates 9 main branches plus approximately 35 satellite casinos — a total of 43 gaming sites distributed across the country. Metro Manila Branches Casino Filipino Malate — the Metro Manila main branch in the historic Malate district of Manila, adjacent to the Roxas Boulevard heritage hotel corridor. Casino Filipino Ronquillo — the Quiapo / Sta. Cruz district branch, in the historic central Manila commercial district. Luzon Branches Casino Filipino Angeles — the Angeles City branch in Pampanga, distinct from the broader Clark Freeport gaming cluster (which operates outside the Casino Filipino umbrella under separate PAGCOR licensing). Casino Filipino Ilocos Norte — the Laoag-area branch in northern Luzon, serving the Ilocos Norte tourist corridor and the broader northern affluent traveller. Casino Filipino Olongapo — the Subic Bay-adjacent branch in Zambales, distinct from the upcoming Subic Sun Convention Resort integrated resort opening within the Freeport. Casino Filipino Tagaytay — the Tagaytay City branch in Cavite, the only Casino Filipino in the cool-air highland tourist destination. The property serves the affluent Manila weekender who already books at the Tagaytay corridor and adds a gaming-floor evening to the standard cool-air programme. Visayas & Mindanao Branches Casino Filipino Bacolod — at the Goldenfields Commercial Complex in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. The 264-slot, 16-table Casino Filipino Bacolod operates with its own 67-room hotel component. Casino Filipino Cebu — located within the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino property in Lahug, Cebu City. The branch operates alongside the Waterfront hotel programme and shares the property's broader dining and convention infrastructure. Casino Filipino Davao — at the Grand Regal Hotel, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Lanang district of Davao City. The Mindanao branch serves the broader southern Philippines affluent traveller and the Korean, Chinese, and Japanese visitors arriving via Davao International Airport. The Casino Filipino Floor Register Across the network, Casino Filipino floors carry a distinct register from the privately-licensed integrated resorts. The table-game programme runs the standard Asian-clientele rotation — baccarat dominant, with blackjack, roulette, sic bo, poker, and Texas hold'em supporting. The slot-machine programmes carry the standard PAGCOR-approved electronic gaming inventory across the network. The service register is the institutional Filipino casino-floor culture — long-tenure dealers, the recognised Manila and provincial host network, the operating consistency that the regular guest values. The Casino Filipino floor is the Filipino state's calibrated answer to mass-affluent gaming hospitality. Standard-floor minimums typically run lower than the private-licensed integrated resorts — the network's positioning calibrates for the broader mass-affluent and provincial-affluent clientele rather than for the ultra-high-roller segment that the international integrated resorts target. VIP gaming areas operate at the main branches with the standard segregated entrance and host-service register. The Satellite Casino Network Beyond the 9 main branches, PAGCOR operates approximately 35 satellite casinos distributed across the country's three major island groups. The satellite operations carry smaller floor footprints — sometimes operating within larger hotel properties, sometimes as standalone smaller venues — and serve the localised affluent traveller and the provincial-tourist segment. The 43-site aggregate network makes Casino Filipino, by site count, the largest single gaming-operating organisation in the Philippines. How Casino Filipino Compares Within the Philippine gaming landscape, Casino Filipino occupies the state-operated mass-affluent tier — distinct from the private-licensed integrated resorts at every dimension. The Entertainment City four — Solaire, Okada Manila, City of Dreams Manila, Newport World Resorts — operate at the international-tourist-and-ultra-luxury register. The upcoming Manila integrated resorts — Westside City, New Coast Hotel Manila, Solaire Cavite — extend the private-licensed tier further. The Clark cluster — Hann Casino Resort, Royce, Midori, Fontana, D'Heights, Hann Reserve — runs the Korean-expatriate gaming culture at the private-licensed register. The Cebu and Mactan properties — NUSTAR, Waterfront (which hosts Casino Filipino Cebu), Emerald Bay — extend the Visayan integrated-resort tier. The Thunderbird properties — Poro Point (La Union) and Rizal — operate at the drivable-provincial tier. Casino Filipino fills the institutional mass-affluent and provincial-affluent register beneath and beside all of these — the state's calibrated answer for the Filipino regular guest, the affluent provincial visitor, and the broader gaming-floor visitor for whom the international-tourist ultra-luxury private properties are not the target booking. When to Visit The Casino Filipino branches each follow their local destination's seasonal calendar. Holy Week, Christmas-New Year, Chinese New Year, and Lunar New Year are peak across the network. Sinulog Festival (Cebu, January), Dinagyang Festival (Iloilo, January), MassKara Festival (Bacolod, October), Kadayawan Festival (Davao, August), and the broader Philippine festival calendar each drive peak traffic at the corresponding branch. For the affluent regular, weekday afternoons deliver the network at its quietest. Related — All Properties Under Philippine Casinos and Integrated Resorts Entertainment City — Operating Solaire Resort Entertainment City (Parañaque): Forbes 5-Star Excellence & Manila Bay's Gaming Anchor Okada Manila (Entertainment City): The Fountain & Cove Manila City of Dreams Manila (Parañaque): Nobu Hotel & Contemporary Art Anchor Newport World Resorts (Pasay): NAIA Terminal 3 Airport Bridge & Multi-Brand Hotel Cluster Quezon City — Operating Solaire Resort North (Quezon City): 5-Star Casino & Vertis Premium Hotel Metro Manila — Upcoming Integrated Resorts Westside City Resort (Upcoming Q3 2026): Megaworld Integrated Resort & Entertainment City Expansion New Coast Hotel Manila (Roxas Boulevard): DigiPlus Integrated Resort & Manila Bay Heritage Solaire Cavite (Upcoming): Bloomberry's Southern Luzon Integrated Resort Cebu and Mactan NUSTAR Resort & Casino (Cebu): Ultra-Luxury Hotel & First Visayas Integrated Resort Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino (Lahug, Cebu): The Visayan Establishment & Ten-Restaurant Complex Emerald Bay Resort and Casino (Upcoming): Mactan-Area Integrated Resort Clark, Pampanga — Operating Hann Casino Resort (Clark, Pampanga): The Canyon Expansion & Clark Integrated Resort Royce Hotel & Casino (Clark Freeport, Pampanga): Korean-Hosted Gaming & Pampanga Stay Midori Hotel & Casino (Clark, Pampanga): Taiwanese-Built & Mimosa-Adjacent Gaming Fontana Leisure Parks & Casino (Clark, Pampanga): Water Park & Casino Hybrid D'Heights Resort (Clark, Pampanga): Premium Clark Hospitality & Gaming Footprint Expansion Clark, Pampanga — Upcoming Hann Reserve (Clark, Pampanga, Phase 1 2027): Banyan Tree, Sofitel & InterContinental Mega-Resort La Union, Rizal, Subic Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point (San Fernando, La Union): La Union Casino Resort & Poro Point Beach Thunderbird Resorts Rizal (Binangonan, Rizal): Laguna de Bay Casino & Rizal Highland Stay Subic Sun Convention Resort & Casino (Subic Bay Freeport, Zambales): Accor's December 2025 Integrated Resort Parent thread: Philippine Casinos and Integrated Resorts: Operating Floors & Upcoming Mega-Resorts Other Threads of Interest Tagaytay (Cavite): Taal Volcano & Bulalo Restaurants — Casino Filipino Tagaytay context Bacolod (Negros Occidental): MassKara Festival & Chicken Inasal — Casino Filipino Bacolod context Davao and Camiguin — Casino Filipino Davao context Ilocos — Casino Filipino Ilocos Norte context Subic and Clark — Casino Filipino Olongapo and Angeles context Your turn. Branch-by-branch reports from the affluent Casino Filipino regulars. Casino Filipino Tagaytay weekend observations from cool-air visitors. Casino Filipino Bacolod reports from Negros Occidental visitors. Casino Filipino Davao reports from Mindanao visitors. The historic Manila Bay Casino (1977-1979) memories from longtime members. The institutional Filipino casino-floor service register observations. Casino Filipino versus the private-licensed integrated resorts comparisons. The 43-site network and the satellite operations intelligence. Share your visits across the Casino Filipino chain. — Bizman Responsible Gaming: Gaming venues in the Philippines are regulated by PAGCOR. All licensed properties operate Responsible Gaming programs, including self-exclusion options for guests who wish to limit or stop their play.