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Interview with Dennis Valdes: Small is beautiful in Philippines igaming [video]

Dennis Valdes, former head of igaming company Philweb and now president of property developer Alphaland talks with AGB managing editor Sharon Singleton. He reflects on the development of the Philippine market and current state-of-play.

Sharon Singleton Sharon SingletonNovember 20, 2020 · 1 min read
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Dennis Valdes
Dennis Valdes

Dennis Valdes, former head of igaming company Philweb and now president of property developer Alphaland talks with AGB managing editor Sharon Singleton. He reflects on the development of the Philippine market and current state-of-play. He explains that companies offering low-cost mobile games are likely to be the winners in a small denomination but high-volume market.

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Sharon Singleton
Written by Sharon Singleton Sharon Singleton is a multi-media reporter with experience ranging from website management to reporting and editing for newspapers, news agencies and television. More from Sharon Singleton →
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