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IAG SEP 2021年9月 亞博匯 17 PHILIPPINES’ MAIDEN PIGO PLATFORM GENERATES GGR OF US$2.3 MILLION 菲律賓首個PIGO平台錄得230萬美元博彩總收入 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com PHILIPPINES GAMING AND IT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER DFNN Inc has branded its online PIGO platform InPlay.ph an “undeniable success” after recording gross gaming revenue of Php113.9 million (US$2.3 million) in the first six months of 2021, including Php99.9 million (US$2.0 million) in the second quarter. DFNN became the first company issued with an online gaming license by PAGCOR under its PIGO (Philippine Inland Gaming Operators) scheme last November. Introduced in response to the closure of land-based gaming venues due to COVID-19, the PIGO scheme allows casino and integrated resort operators to be licensed to offer online gambling to existing registered members, allowing those members to log in and play from anywhere within the country. Hitting the market late last year, InPlay.ph – operated by DFNN subsidiary IEST – registered gross bets of Php2.5 billion (US$49.6 million) for the six months to 30 June 2021, with revenue climbing by 719% quarter-on-quarter from Php13.9 million (US$275,000) in Q1 to Php99.9 million (US$2.0 million) in Q2. “It is an undeniable success as customers now opt to use the [platform] for the reliability and convenience that it offers,” said DFNN President and CEO Calvin Lim. 菲律賓博彩及IT解決方案供應商 DFNNInc表示，其網絡 PIGO博彩平台InPlay.ph在2021年的首6個月錄得博彩 總收入1.139億披索（230萬美元），其中第二季度錄得 9990萬披索（200萬美元）。 去年11月，DFNN成為首家獲PAGCOR根據其PIGO（ 菲律賓博彩運營商）計劃頒發的線上博彩牌照的公司。 PIGO乃是對因新冠疫情而關閉的實體賭場所推出 的政策，該計劃允許賭場和綜合度假村運營商獲得牌照， 向現有註冊會員提供網絡博彩服務，允許他們在該國的 任何地方登錄並投注。 由DFNN子公司IEST營運的InPlay.ph由去年年底在 推出市場，在截至2021年6月30日內的六個月中，錄得總 投注額為25億披索（4,960 萬美元），第二季度營收較上一 季度增加816%，從1390萬菲律賓披索（27.5萬美元）增長 至9990萬菲律賓披索（200 萬美元）。 DFNN總裁兼首席執行官Calvin Lim表示：「我們的 收入，相較2020年第二季度及2021年增長了104%，主要 獲益於InPlay.ph的成功。」 「這是無可爭議的成功，客戶出於可靠及便利選擇 了使用平台。」