The state-run Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) has issued the first online traditional bingo license to the gaming group, Leisure & Resorts World Corp. This will allow LRWC to offer bingo games both online and off, including its Bingo Bonanza games in shopping malls.
Leisure & Resorts recently launched its BingoPlus gaming brand through its AB Leisure Exponent subsidiary.
The group believes that online bingo will become one of its main streams of revenue.
According the Leisure & Resorts president, Andy Tsui: “One of the company’s major strategies is to strengthen online platforms to provide more and better playing opportunities to customers during the pandemic and beyond.”
“Online traditional bingo a great way to enjoy bingo from the comfort of ones’ home without having to miss out on social interaction and have the chance to win huge prizes.”
Players will be able to access Bingo Bonanza games by streaming them from traditional bingo halls located in Metro Manila and other areas around the country. At present, there are 18 such halls, but Leisure & Resorts hopes to expand to many other locations.
Market analysts believe that new way of playing traditional bingo will transform the game by combining “the excitement of the old and the convenience of new technology,” as per a press release by LRWC.