PAGCOR's regulatory role is essential to the vision of the country taking a place among the world's top gaming jurisdictions. In principle, PAGCOR aims to:

• Ensure a level playing field among industry proponents;
• Maintain an orderly and predictable regulatory environment;
• Enforce license terms and conditions;
• Promote fairness and integrity in the conduct of games;
• Provide an underlying platform for responsible gambling;
• Disallow access to gaming venues by minors and financially vulnerable persons; and,
• Prevent licensed gaming venues from being used for illegal activities.

In order to meet the abovementioned objectives, regulations and standards were developed to fit the Philippine setting.