SiGMA Asia, a trade show and conference for the online gaming sector, will return to Manila, in 2025, its organizers announced last week. They will hold the event from June 1 to 4, 2025 at the SMX Convention Centre in Pasay, Manila.
Next year’s edition will be the third event held in the Philippines, following SiGMA Asia’s inaugural event in July 2023. The organizers stated the 2025 edition will see a 40-percent increase in footprint, with a number of new areas included in the floor plan.
They held this year’s gathering from June 3 to 5, also at the SMX Convention Centre, Manila’s largest exhibition venue. The promoters of SiGMA Asia 2024 flagged it would showcase about 3,000 operators, more than 350 speakers, and about 20,000 delegates.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR), the country’s gaming regulator, endorsed SiGMA Asia 2024.
Alejandro Tengco, PAGCOR’s chairman and chief executive, participated in the opening ceremony of this year’s event, alongside SiGMA founder Eman Pulis, and Neil Shih, SiGMA Asia managing director.
Each edition of the event includes a pre-event party and the SiGMA Asia Awards ceremony. The conference and exhibition usually run across the last two days of the event.
In the press release, the organisers of SiGMA Asia said they would hold an “iGathering retreat” in Incheon, South Korea, in August, featuring networking sessions and conference activities. The initiative includes a stay at the Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort, a newly opened complex with a foreigner-only casino promoted by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment.
Having big international gaming conventions hosted in Manila is big for the online gaming industry. It helps locals participate and keep abreast of current trends and technologies. With gaming in the Philippines legal and well regulated, we will expect more gaming events in the near future.