REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ELECTRONIC SABONG (E-SABONG)

“Sabong” or the placing of bets on live cockfighting is an established tradition in

the Philippines that dates as early as three thousand (3,000) years ago. The
gaming activity is essentially placing two roosters/cocks in an arena and betting
on which between the two comes out victorious. Regulation of live cockfighting in
cockpit arenas is regulated by the Local Government concerned. On the other
hand, regulation of online sabong or E-Sabong is regulated by the Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corporation pursuant to the PAGCOR Charter which fact
was clarified by the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Justice.

By virtue of the foregoing, the following are laid down as the Regulatory
Framework for E-Sabong:

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. E-Sabong is defined as the online/remote or off-site wagering/betting on

live cockfighting matches, events, and/or activities streamed or
broadcasted live from cockpit arena/s licensed or authorized by the Local
Government Units having jurisdiction thereof.

2. For treatment purposes, E-Sabong shall be considered a distinct and

independent sports betting content/ product of PAGCOR with its own
regulatory framework herein after taking into account the following attributes:

a. Sabong has cultural and traditional value in the Philippines as a

national pastime leisure;
b. Pool betting or pari-mutuel system of determining the payout or
dividend rate is utilized as opposed to traditional bookmaking which
is generally utilized in sports betting;
c. Sabong is a recurring match with a very short interval between each
fight or match as opposed to the scheduled sporting events in sports
betting, e.g. basketball, football, etc.;
d. In terms of pacing, results or outcome of a sabong fight or match in
general is quick and fast; and
e. In terms of the betting behavior, sabong aficionados bet and re-bet
in one fight or match after the other.

3. Cockpit Owner/Operator refers to the entity owning; the rightful proprietor,

having the legal or rightful title to and has the exclusive right to hold, use,
benefit from, enjoy, convey, transfer and otherwise dispose of the cockpit
arena.

4. E-Sabong Operator refers to one who develops, maintains, and operates an

E-Sabong betting platform or system.

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5. E-Sabong betting platform or system (E-Sabong platform) refers to the system
developed to allow the live streaming and/or broadcasting of cockfight feeds
through the internet from an LGU-licensed cockpit arena which is then
processed for wagering or betting on the outcome of each fight, match, or
events; through the use of a remote device or an off-site betting station.

6. E-Sabong brand refers to the mark, tradename, logo, name, label, word,
and/or other denomination that identifies the E-Sabong service, operations,
and/or system of an E-Sabong Operator.

7. PAGCOR shall license E-Sabong Operators and approve their corresponding

E-Sabong platform and brand.

8. Only a PAGCOR-accredited E-Sabong Operator with its approved E-Sabong

Platform and brand is authorized to offer, activate, deploy, and/or operate E-
Sabong.

II. LICENSING OF E-SABONG OPERATORS

1. The Applicant must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) addressed to the Chairman
and CEO of PAGCOR.

2. Only corporations duly registered with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) may apply as an E-Sabong Operator, referred herein as
the Applicant.

3. The Applicant must pass PAGCOR’s standard probity check for gaming
operator suitability and comply with all documentary and system requirements.

4. The E-Sabong Licensing Department (ESLD) shall process all applications for
licensing as an E-Sabong Operator.

5. The Applicant shall submit a duly filled-out E-Sabong Operator Registration

Form – Application for License (ES Form No. 1) together with the following
requirements:

A. Company-related requirements:

i. Company profile;
ii. Detailed location sketch of company office;
iii. Copy of Registration Certificate from Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) with required capitalization of 50 Million Pesos
authorized capital stocks and 12.5 Million Pesos paid-up capital;
iv. Articles of Incorporation, By-laws duly approved by the SEC;
v. Latest General Information Sheet (GIS) duly filed with SEC;
vi. Photocopy of the following documents:
a. Mayor’s Permit/Business Permit/Municipal License for the
relevant gaming activities from the location of the company
office;
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 b. BIR Registration Certificate;
B. E-Sabong system and business-related requirements:

i. E-Sabong Platform Documentations, i.e. website and/or desktop or

mobile application documents indicating, among others, the main
functions, web design and contents, accounting documents and
other salient details
ii. Certification from an independent gaming laboratory certifying that
the betting system of the Applicant’s E-Sabong platform was
extensively tested and has been found compliant with the following
standards:
a. All data are captured, accounted and reported by the system;
and,
b. Game is fair, secure and able to be audited and operated
correctly.
Note: The above certification is required to be submitted three (3) months
after the commencement of live commercial operations.
iii. Detailed location sketch of the base of operations.
iv. List of contracted local government unit (LGU)-licensed cockpit
arena/s;
v. Mayor’s Permit/Business Permit/Municipal License of the cockpit
arenas/venues where the E-Sabong feeds will be coming from;
vi. Letter of No Objection (LONO), in any form, interposing no
objection to the conduct of sabong operations in said cock-pit
arenas/venues and the taking and broadcasting of feeds therefrom;
vii. Certification from an independent gaming laboratory attesting to
Internet Protocol (IP) blocking of all other IP addresses excluding
Philippine IP addresses excluding the Philippine IP addresses
designated by the applicant.
Note: The above certification is required to be submitted three (3) months after
the commencement of live commercial operations.

C. Payment of the non-refundable Application Fee based on the license

validity applied for as follows:

License Validity Application Fee

3 years Php 2,500,000.00
10 years Php 8,300,000.00

III. E-SABONG PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS

1. The Applicant’s gaming protocols must comply with minimum requirements and
standards provided set forth hereunder.

2. The E-Sabong platform shall not accept bets emanating outside the Philippines
and shall not be accessible in any way whatsoever outside the Philippines.

3. The proposed E-Sabong system or service must comply with the following
standards:

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 A. Player Registration

The E-Sabong system’s player registration or Know Your Customer

(KYC) process must have the following minimum capabilities and/or
functionalities:
i. Requires the prospective Player to submit his/her Full Name,
Date of Birth, Contact Number, Current Address, Nationality,
Occupation and/or Source of Income. Only persons twenty-one
(21) years of age and above shall be allowed to register.
ii. Requires the prospective Player to submit a recent photo of
himself/herself;
iii. Requires the prospective Player to submit a copy of one valid
government-issued ID (Driver’s License, Passport, SSS, TIN
ID, Postal ID, Voters ID, UMID, etc.);
iv. With a verification process, for those applying through an online
facility, where video calling is utilized to verify and confirm the
identity and the submitted information and IDs of the player prior
to confirmations of his/her account. Said verification process
must utilize PAGCOR’s National Database of Restricted
Persons (NDRP) where persons listed therein shall not be
registered;
v. A registered player shall only have one (1) account per E-
Sabong brand or service.
vi. Prior to account confirmation, each player must read and accept
the Terms of Use of the E-Sabong service. Each operator shall
submit its respective E-Sabong Terms of Use and must be
approved by ESLD prior to implementation in the E-Sabong
platform. A Player’s violation of any provisions of the Terms of
Use shall be a ground for the cancellation of his/her E-Sabong
account.

B. Account Funding and Withdrawal

i. Account Funding and Withdrawal shall be done only through

AMLC-compliant channels, such as over-the-counter and
online banking, eWallet systems, and through other legitimate
money transfer services. Only those payment solutions or
money transfer services accredited by the Banko Sentral ng
Pilipinas shall be considered legitimate and shall be utilized
under this framework.

ii. For the above purpose, the E-Sabong Operator and its
authorized agents/coordinators shall regularly submit an
updated list of all accounts they are using in receiving bets from
its players. They shall likewise ensure, that their players may
only place bets, collect their winnings or withdraw their betting
credits, through an account duly registered with them and only
under the name of the registered player.

Funding, withdrawals, and transfers from and to an account

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 other than these registered accounts are hereby strictly
prohibited

iii. For proper monitoring, the E-Sabong Platform shall be required

to be integrated with PAGCOR’s third party audit platform.

C. Membership Verification and Monitoring

The E-Sabong system shall have the capability to ensure that only the
registered player is using his/her account to bet on E-Sabong. Hence,
either of the following functionalities for membership verification must be
implemented in the platform:

i. Video calling prior to log-in

ii. Biometrics verification
a. Facial verification;
b. Fingerprint scanning; or,
c. Iris scanning.
iii. OTP Verification where the system sends a randomly-
generated one-time-PIN (OTP) to the registered number of the
player which must be inputted by the player to allow access to
the platform.

D. Minimum Buy-in and Betting Limits

i. The Player’s initial minimum buy-in/deposit/top-up amount

shall be PhP1,000.00. This minimum buy-in/deposit/top-up
requirement shall be maintained for thirty (30) days.
ii. Minimum Bet shall be PhP100.00 per fight.

E. Responsible Gaming

i. The E-Sabong platform must show an infographics or short

video clip to the player upon log-in which must discuss the
responsible gaming reminders of PAGCOR including the
prohibition to play in open and public places.

IV. COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS

1. Once the application is Board-approved, the applicant shall now be regarded

as a licensed E-Sabong Operator whereby it shall be issued a License
Certificate.

The applicant may opt to apply for a license with a validity of 3 years or 10
years.

A licensed E-Sabong Operator may also opt to increase its existing license
validity from 3 years to 10 years through payment of the corresponding
application fee less the remitted amount for the initial validity term.

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 2. The PAGCOR Inspection Team shall then conduct a site inspection of the
Applicant’s office/s and all its related facilities, whether owned or
outsourced, and testing of the E-Sabong platform, from its player registration
up to income reporting, to determine the compliance of its system with the
regulations and its capability and readiness to fulfill the prescribed scope
of service. The E- Sabong Platform is required to be integrated with
PAGCOR’s third party audit platform.

3. Only upon consolidated satisfactory results of the inspection and testing shall
the Applicant be informed and instructed to post the required PhP75M
Performance Cash Bond. Thereafter ESLD shall issue a Notice to
Commence E-Sabong Operations.

4. The operator shall strictly ensure that bets emanating from outside Philippine
Territory shall not be allowed and that streaming feeds for E-Sabong
shall strictly be sourced live from invitational cockfighting derbies held in the
Philippines and only from cock-pit arenas/venues duly licensed by the
LGUs and registered with PAGCOR.

V. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS

1. The E-Sabong system may implement pool betting or pari-mutuel and/or

bookmaking in determining the payout or dividend rate for each of the bet
options. Provided, that should the system implement a pari-mutuel system,
the Plasada/Commission rate must not exceed 8.00% of the Gross/Total Bets.

2. The Plasada/Commission is subject to 5% Franchise Tax (FT) which shall be

remitted by the operator to the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

3. The E-Sabong Operator, by virtue of the license granted herein, shall initially
be charged with a fixed regulatory fee in the amount of PhP12,500 per fight or
a minimum guaranteed fee of PhP75,000,000 per month, whichever is higher.
This shall be paid within five (5) days from the end of every month and will be
in effect until the implementation of PAGCOR’s third party audit platform.

Cancelled fights or fights resulting to a draw or any other analogous

circumstances where there is no declared winner, shall not be included in the
count of fights for purposed of computing the regulatory fee.

CMED for I-Gaming will be in-charge of checking and validating the actual
number of fights offered for betting by the operator per day.

4. Failure to remit the amounts due to PAGCOR on time shall result in surcharge
penalty of one percent (1%) of the amount due on all remittances made after
the prescribed remittance schedule up to the time of payment, prorated on a
daily basis.

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5. All costs that an E-Sabong operator incurred whether essential and/or
incidental for the operation of the E-Sabong platform, must be shouldered by
them.

6. All claims by any contractee of the E-Sabong operator or by a third-party shall

be shouldered by the operator and the latter shall hold PAGCOR free from all
claims and obligations.

7. The table below is the schedule of fees that will govern the operations of E-
Sabong:

Application Fee for three (3) years Php 2,500,000.00 (non-refundable)

Application Fee for ten (10) years Php 8,300,000.00 (non-refundable)
Printing of License Php 10,000.00
Re-printing of License Php 5,000.00
Certified True Copy of License

*Request for CTCs should be for valid Php 1,000.00

reasons only so as to prevent misuse of
the PAGCOR License.
Renewal Fee for three (3) years Php 2,500,000.00
Renewal Fee for ten (10) years Php 8,300,000. 00
Performance Cash Bond Php 75,000,000.00
Monthly Guaranteed Fee Php 75,000,000.00
Fixed Regulatory Fee Php 12,500.00 per fight
Additional E-
Php 500,000.00
Sabong
Platform/System/Br
and VI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1. The regulations herein are designed specifically for online E-Sabong.

However, if the E-Sabong operator desires to establish off-site E-Sabong
betting stations, it must comply with the requirements of and is subject to the
Gaming Site Regulatory Manual for Electronic Games, except as regards the
minimum number of terminals and spacing requirements.

2. As a licensed E-Sabong operator, it is allowed to develop, operate and

maintain its one (1) registered and approved E-Sabong
Platform/System/Brand. Any additional E-Sabong Platform/System/Brand that
it desires to operate shall be subject to evaluation by ESLD with corresponding
registration and approval fee in the amount PhP500,000.00 and be separately
subjected to the MGF.

3. The E-Sabong operator must submit monthly to CMED for I-Gaming its list of
newly registered players.

4. The E-Sabong operator must maintain in its records the files including the
copies of IDs of its players for PAGCOR’s use upon demand.

5. Operations shall be monitored by CMED for I-Gaming, as well as operations

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 at the source, i.e. at the registered cock-pit arenas without prejudice to the
guidelines and requirements of the concerned LGU. The CMED for I-Gaming,
together with PAGCOR’s third-party audit platform, must continuously monitor
and ensure that the E-Sabong platform captures all data, and properly
accounts and reports the same. For this purpose, the CMED shall create its
own Implementing Rules and Guidelines for the proper monitoring of E-
Sabong.

6. The E-Sabong operator shall design and implement a registration process for
its agents, coordinators, or promoters to ensure the identity, probity, as well
as the responsibility and accountability of the latter.
7. The E-Sabong operator shall maintain in its records the files, the application
and contracts, including the copies of IDs of its active agents, coordinators, or
promoters for PAGCOR’s use upon demand.

8. The E-Sabong operator shall submit to ESLD the updated list of all its currently
accredited agents, coordinators, or promoters with their complete names and
addressed in CSV or Excel format.

9. The E-Sabong operator shall subsequently submit a list of newly accredited

agents with their complete names and addressed in CSV or Excel format daily.

10. All acts including violations with rules and guidelines by the agents,
coordinators, promoters, etc. shall be attributed to the principal E-Sabong
operator and both parties may be jointly and severally liable.

11. The E-Sabong operator shall comply with all Anti-Money Laundering and
Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Laws, and Rules and
Regulations issued and shall be issued by the Anti-Money Laundering Council
(AMLA), PAGCOR, and other relevant government agencies, including but not
limited to, Republic Act No. (RA) 10927, an Act Designating Casinos as
Covered Persons under RA 9160, as amended, and its Casino Implementing
Rules and Regulations; AML/CFT Guidelines for Casinos; and Customer Due
Diligence Guidelines for Land-based Casinos.

12. Any misrepresentation, breach and/or circumvention, directly or indirectly, of

any of the conditions set in this regulatory framework for E-Sabong, any other
relevant communication or memorandum issued by PAGCOR, and/or any law,
local or national, of the Philippines shall be sufficient ground for the immediate
blacklisting of the erring E-Sabong operator and shall be cause for the
imposition of suspension, penalties, and revocation of the operator’s license.

13. To ensure the compliance with the Regulatory Framework for E-Sabong,
Regulatory Framework for E-Sabong Auxiliary Operations (ESAO),
Regulatory Framework for ESabong Off-Cockpit Betting Stations (OCBS),
and other lawful orders of PAGCOR, the following demerits and
administrative penalties shall be imposed accordingly.

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 A. Table of Offenses
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
DEMERIT
VIOLATION 1ST 2ND CONTINUED NON-
POINTS
COMMISSION COMMISSION COMPLIANCE
Conviction of
an offense in
violation of
1. -
anti-gambling
laws of the
Philippines.
Conviction of
an offense
involving
perpetuating
an investment
scheme,
defrauding the
public, bribery
of public
2. officials, -
estafa, and Upon commission of such violations, the following
other similar or shall be imposed:
analogous
offenses that - Forfeiture of Performance Bond in favor of
will affect the PAGCOR; and
gaming
industry and to - Cancellation of the E-Sabong Operations License
the detriment
of PAGCOR.
Obtainment of
License by a
materially false
3. -
or misleading
misrepresentati
on.

Falsification of
documents/
4. requirements -
submitted to
PAGCOR.

Cancellation
Employment of
of the E-
personnel Notice of Demerit Suspension of
5. 20 Sabong
below 21 years and warning operations
Operations
old
License

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 Noncomplianc
e/
nonconformity
to E-Sabong
Regulatory Cancellation
Manual, of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
6. Implementing 50 Sabong
and warning operations
Rules and Operations
Guidelines, License
and other
subsequent
orders issued
by PAGCOR.
Failure to
prevent
minors, and Cancellation
those of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
7. prohibited by 50 Sabong
and warning operations
law to Operations
participate in License
its E-Sabong
operations.
Failure to
cooperate with
PAGCOR-
accredited Cancellation
probity of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
8. checker, 50 Sabong
and warning operations
Gaming Operations
Laboratory License
and/or third-
party audit
platform

Failure or
refusal to
cooperate with
Cancellation
the PAGCOR
of the E-
Inspection Notice of Demerit Suspension of
9. 20 Sabong
Team for the and warning operations
Operations
inspection of
License
their premises,
machines and
equipment

Failure to remit Cancellation

monthly of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
10. financial 50 Sabong
and warning operations
obligations due Operations
to PAGCOR License
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 for two (2)
consecutive
months.
Failure to Cancellation
declare a of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
11. website, 100 Sabong
and warning operations
platform, Operations
and/or brand. License
Using
registered E- Cancellation
Sabong of the E-
websites to Notice of Demerit Suspension of
12. 100 Sabong
offer other and warning operations
Operations
games other License
than E-sabong

Failure to Cancellation
declare an E- of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
13. Sabong 100 Sabong
and warning operations
Auxiliary Operations
Operations License
Failure to Cancellation
declare an Off- of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
14. Cockpit Betting 80 Sabong
and warning operations
Station Operations
License
Failure to settle Cancellation
applicable fees of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
15. as reflected 20 Sabong
and warning operations
Operations
License
Failure to reply
and resolve
complaints
filed by players Cancellation
within 5 days of the E-
from receipt of Notice of Demerit Suspension of
16. 5 Sabong
the operator or and warning operations
Operations
endorsement License
by
ELSD to the
operator

Failure to
provide Cancellation
PAGCOR with of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
17. remote access 80 Sabong
and warning operations
to operational Operations
data License

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 Failure to
submit updated Cancellation
names of of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
18. players and 30 Sabong
and warning operations
agents/coordin Operations
ators. License

Operating E-
Sabong
websites, E-
Sabong
Auxiliary
Operations, Cancellation
and/or Off- of the E-
Notice of Demerit Suspension of
19. Cockpit Betting 100 Sabong
and warning operations
Stations prior Operations
to issuance of License
Notice to
Commence,
approval,
and/or
accreditation
Failure to
Cancellation
replenish
of the E-
Performance Notice of Demerit Suspension of
20. 50 Sabong
Cash Bond and warning operations
Operations
within 15 days
License
from notice

B. Assessment of Demerits and Penalties

1. Based on the nature of offense, each offense will correspond to demerits

with equivalent monetary penalties. Each demerit point is equivalent to
TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00).

2. The corresponding monetary penalties will be collected from the licensed

E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host, or may be deducted
from the posted Performance Cash Bond, as applicable.

3. All licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host will each
be given 1,000 merits at the start of their license/accreditation/renewal
year.

4. Demerits incurred through-out the three-year license/accreditation validity

will be recorded and notwithstanding the imposition of penalties and
payment of fines, demerit points will still be taken into consideration in the
renewal of license or accreditation.

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 5. ELSD shall issue a Notice of Demerit to the licensed E-Sabong Operator
and/or OCBS Host upon commission of the offense and the
corresponding demerit points. The ELSD shall likewise inform the
licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or OCBS Host of its remaining merit
points.

6. For collection of the corresponding cash penalty, the following shall

apply:

a. All licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host

shall immediately settle monetary penalties within 15 days from
receipt of Notice of Demerits.

b. Should the licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting

Host fail to settle its monetary penalties pursuant to above item
(a), all unpaid monetary penalties incurred at the end of the
license/accreditation validity shall be assessed and deducted from
the Performance Cash Bond.

If the Performance Cash Bond is insufficient to cover for the cash

penalty and other arrears, the total amount of the cash penalty
shall be collected directly from the licensed E-Sabong Operator
and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host.

Otherwise, application for renewal of license shall be deferred.

7. At the end of their respective license/accreditation/ renewal year, licensed

E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host with 1001 demerit
points and higher will not be eligible to renew their E-Sabong operations
license/ accreditation.

8. For those licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host

who are eligible to apply for the renewal of their E-Sabong operations
license/accreditation, application is subject to payment of arrears and
settlement of financial obligations, to include cash penalty for demerits.

9. Upon cancellation of the E-Sabong operations license/accreditation,

demerits incurred shall be deducted from the Performance Cash Bond. If
the Performance Cash Bond is found to be insufficient to cover for all
financial obligations due to PAGCOR, the licensed E-Sabong Operator
and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host must settle the remaining balance
immediately.

10. In case of forfeiture of the Performance Cash Bond as a result of non-

payment of financial obligations, demerits, and other analogous cases,
the licensed E-Sabong Operator shall be required to replenish the
Seventy-five Million Pesos Performance Cash Bond (Php75,000,000.00)
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 plus an additional Ten Million Pesos (Php10,000,000.00) for each time
the Performance Cash Bond is ordered forfeited in full.

11. Whenever monetary penalties are deducted against the Performance

Cash Bond, the licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting
Host are required to replenish them same within 15 days from notice.

12. Monitoring and recording of demerits shall be the responsibility of the

ESLD- CRGAD.

13. ELSD may issue additional list of offenses with corresponding penalties,
as deemed necessary.

C. Suspension and Cancellation of License/ Accreditation

1. The penalty of suspension or cancellation shall be by written notice given

to the licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or an OCBS Host and shall take
effect upon receipt, or tender if the licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or
an OCBS Host refuses receipt of otherwise cannot be served notice.

2. For cases when the Board cancels the E-Sabong Operations License of
the E-Sabong Operator or the Certificate of Accreditation of the OCBS
Host, and orders the closure of the site and cessation of the E-sabong
operations, the following shall apply:

a. The licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host

shall be banned from re-applying with ESLD for a period of one (1)
year from the date the license/accreditation cancellation except in
cases of voluntary cancellation;

b. The original certificate/s issued to the licensed E-Sabong Operator

and/or Off-Cockpit Betting Host must be surrendered to ELSD
immediately upon cancellation;

c. Performance bond shall be forfeited in favor of PAGCOR, if the

ground for cancellation so warrants; and

d. E-Sabong Operator will be required to pay other outstanding

financial obligation due to PAGCOR.

D. Motion for Reconsideration on Cancellation of License/Accreditation

1. For cases when the licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit

Betting Host files a Motion for Reconsideration on the cancellation of the
previously granted license/accreditation, operations shall remain
suspended pending decision of the Board, unless otherwise ordered.

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 2. In meritorious cases when the Board grants the request for
reconsideration, the licensed E-Sabong Operator and/or Off-Cockpit
Betting Host shall resume its operations only upon issuance by ESLD of
Notice to Resume E-Sabong Operations.

14. The above are general provisions regulating PAGCOR’s E-Sabong gaming
product which are still subject to continuous review and to changes, revisions,
modifications, or amendments from time to time, as the case may be,
considering the novelty of the gaming product and the rapid changes in
technology that require to be updated.

15. Finally, this regulatory framework shall repeal previous issuances the
independent provisions of which are inconsistent with the same.

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In God We Trust.

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