PAGCOR OOH gambling-ad removal: Chambers records 15 August 2025 deadline

The Chambers Gaming Law 2025 Philippines chapter (updated 25 November 2025) states that PAGCOR issued a formal directive mandating removal of all gambling-related billboard and out-of-home (OOH) advertisements, with a compliance deadline of 15 August 2025. Only Responsible Gaming materials remain authorised for outdoor display, with stricter pre-approval and ASC co-ordination noted in the same chapter.

Marketing-Interactive covers the street-level consequence: operators given until 15 August to strip gambling ads from public transport, billboards and cityscapes, with industry voices describing the category’s prior OOH share and the shift of attention toward digital and influencer channels. The Marketing-Interactive piece does not, in the body we read, print an unambiguous calendar year beside “15 August”; Chambers’ November 2025 update is the clearer dated source for 2025-08-15.

UA reading

OOH gambling inventory exits the public streetscape under this directive. Brand-safety and network-share effects on digital inventory are industry inference, not a figure published in these sources. F2P game UA should keep creatives visually distinct from gambling promotions as enforcement attention moves online.

Download the OOH card. Note: the commissioned slug retains a 2026-08 label; the Chambers-documented deadline is 15 August 2025.

Research checked 20 September 2026. Local draft; human editorial review pending.