The Philippines’ gambling regulator has clarified that it hasn’t granted any company a monopoly on providing random number generator (RNG) casino games to its online gambling licensees.

On September 26, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) issued a memorandum certifying Montford Inc. – described as “a distributor of RNG-based games developed by Playtech” – as a Gaming Software Provider for its Philippine Offshore Gambling Operator (POGO) licensees.

PAGCOR’s memo went on to warn POGO licensees that “to date,” Montford was the only accredited RNG game provider, and thus “only the RNG-based games distributed by Montford are allowed to be used by our POGO licensees.” This edict was “effective immediately” and any licensees found to be using other providers would be subject to “the corresponding demerits and administrative penalties.”

In a statement (read it here) provided by PAGCOR to CalvinAyre.com on Friday, PAGCOR says it “did not grant monopoly to Playtech” for RNG online casino games. The statement referenced a September 4 memo issued by PAGCOR’s Offshore Gaming Licensing Department (OGLD) that gave POGO licensees 15 days in which to “apply for the necessary accreditation for their gaming software providers.”