Studio location

Live casino studios in the Philippines

Evolution opened its first Asian studio in Cebu at the end of June 2025, working with a local partner, One Visaya Gaming Corporation, for the regulated Philippine market. It started with baccarat, with Lightning Roulette and game shows due to follow. Vivo Gaming also runs one of its seven studios in the Philippines.

2 confirmed studios PAGCOR UTC+8

By Nathan Williams Updated Oct 20, 2026

Short answer

Which live studios are in the Philippines?

Evolution in Cebu, open since 2025, and Vivo Gaming. Playtech no longer lists the Manila studio named in 2017.

Snapshot

the Philippines at a glance

Time zone: PHT (UTC+8)
Regulator: PAGCOR pagcor.ph
Confirmed studios: 2: Evolution (Cebu), Vivo Gaming evolution.com/news, 30 Jun 2025; vivogaming.com/company/studios

Studios here

Live studios in the Philippines

Evolution

Cebu

Since: 2025
What runs there: First Evolution studio in Asia; baccarat first, with roulette and game shows to follow
Time zone: UTC+8

evolution.com/news, 30 Jun 2025: Evolution launches first live casino studio in the Philippines

Vivo Gaming

What runs there: Asian tables with English, Tagalog, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean dealers
Time zone: UTC+8

vivogaming.com/live-dealer-solutions/asia

What it means for you

What a studio's location changes at the table

General explanation; it applies to every studio location.

Location effects

Dealer language Studios hire dealers for the markets they serve, so native-language tables usually come from a studio near that market.
Opening hours Most tables run around the clock, but some native-language tables open only at the target market's peak hours.
Stream delay Every stream runs a few seconds behind the table and distance adds a little more. Betting closes on the studio's clock, so bet early in the countdown.
Rules and limits The game rules come from the studio and its regulator. The casino picks the tables and limits, so the same game can have different limits at two casinos.

Fairness does not depend on location: the house edge is set by the game rules.

Compared

Studio hubs compared

How many suppliers have a confirmed live studio in each place, and who they are.

Place	Suppliers	Who	Time (UTC)	Our page
Romania	5	Evolution, Pragmatic Play Live, Playtech, Ezugi, Amusnet (with Imagine Live)	UTC+2 / +3	Location page
Bulgaria	5	Evolution, Pragmatic Play Live, Vivo Gaming, Amusnet, Religa	UTC+2 / +3	Location page
Malta	3	Evolution, Vivo Gaming, Religa	UTC+1 / +2	Location page
Georgia	2	Evolution (largest hub), Religa	UTC+4	Location page
Lithuania	1	Evolution (Kaunas, Vilnius)	UTC+2 / +3	Location page
Latvia	2	Evolution, Playtech	UTC+2 / +3	No page yet
Spain	2	Evolution, Playtech	UTC+1 / +2	Location page
United Kingdom	2	Evolution (Dual Play), Playtech (Hippodrome)	UTC+0 / +1	Location page
United States	3	Evolution, Playtech, Ezugi	UTC−8 to −4	Location page
Canada	2	Evolution (BC), Pragmatic Play Live (Ontario)	UTC−7 to −4	Location page
Colombia	4	Evolution, Pragmatic Play Live, Vivo Gaming, Ezugi	UTC−5	Location page
Philippines	2	Evolution (Cebu), Vivo Gaming	UTC+8	This page

Studios: evolution.com/about/locations; playtech.com/products/live; arrise.com/locations and jobs.jobvite.com/pragmaticplay; vivogaming.com/company/studios; European Gaming, 11 Jun 2026: Hub88 integrates Religa's land-based live casino streams; amusnet.com/about; imaginelive.com/news, 25 Aug 2026; Yogonet, 8 Oct 2025: Evolution adds Ezugi live dealer content for US casino operators. Checked 6 October 2026. Only studios the supplier or trade press confirms are counted.

Regulation

Who licenses the studios

PAGCOR

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation licenses gambling in the Philippines, including the online market Evolution's Cebu studio serves.

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Your country's law

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