Casino gaming equipment and content provider FBM has entered into an agreement with eGames service provider PhilWeb Corporation to deploy its online gaming ‘capabilities’ across FBM’s offline machine and venue network.
According to a release by PhilWeb, the contract was signed on Monday. Under the agreement, PhilWeb will provide ‘technology services, systems integration, and regulatory-compliant support to build and operate FBM Philippines’ online gaming platform’.
The Philippine-listed company notes that the ‘key differentiator’ for this agreement is that ‘these online capabilities can be directly deployed into FMB’s existing machines and physical venues’.
The release indicates that the agreement has the possibility to span ‘up to 30,000 machines across more than 500 locations nationwide’, although the rollout will first begin with ‘thousands of machines’.
The partnership highlights the ongoing shift to an ‘online-to-offline (020)’ model which capitalizes off of brick-and-mortar deployments. The group notes that the approach can help ‘physical e-gaming venues reverse traffic pressure, enhance player engagement, and strengthen revenues, particularly in an environment where standalone offline operations face increasing challenges’.
Brian Ng, President of PhilWeb Corp. noted that “By embedding online functionality directly into physical venues, we can support FBM in driving engagement and revitalizing offline operations at scale”.
Pepe Costa, Country Manager of FBM Philippines highlighted that “By deploying online driven features across our machines and venues, we can offer a more engaging experience for players while creating stronger revenue opportunities for our partners nationwide”.
PhilWeb was also recently tapped to scale the online gaming operations of Hann Casino Resort. The partnership engages PhilWeb ‘for the operation and management of Hann Casino’s regulated online gaming platform in the Philippines’.
