Revenue for e-games and e-bingo was up 27 percent year over year, accounting for about half of the ₱104.1 billion pesos extracted by the industry in the first quarter, while casinos made up just 47.3 percent of the total.

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For the first time, revenue from people gambling on their phones exceeded the amount from those gambling in casinos, offering a glimpse for the rest of the world as many countries legalise the controversial practice.