Newport World Resorts, operated by Travellers International Hotel Group under tycoon Andrew Tan’s Alliance Global Group, said it is scaling up its online gaming platforms to capture the fast-growing e-gaming market in the Philippines.
‘We’re looking at online. Different strategies in terms of leveraging our development there. So not just like having one. We’re looking at several’, Travellers president and CEO Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez said, according to a report by PhilStar.
The company already operates Newport World Casino Online for its members, offering live digital games including slots, blackjack, baccarat and roulette. Rodriguez said a new platform aimed at the mass market is also in development.
Online and electronic gaming accounted for 41.5 percent of the Philippines’ gross gaming revenue in 2024, and in the first half of 2025 alone generated more than $2 billion, or over 53 percent of industry-wide performance, he noted.
Rodriguez stressed that online play would complement, not replace, the integrated resort experience, while pledging compliance with regulatory requirements and a focus on responsible gaming.
Alongside its digital expansion, Travellers is also investing in new integrated resorts in Entertainment City, Cebu and Boracay, and will open its first Filipino-branded luxury property, the Narra Palm Resort & Villas, at Newport World by year-end.
