Despite ongoing regulatory uncertainties and a dip in its share price, DigiPlus Interactive Corp. said its user base remains loyal and highly engaged—underscoring the company’s resilience and momentum in the fast-evolving digital gaming sector.

“Interest from users remains as usual,” Digiplus chairman Eusebio Tanco said in a press briefing Friday. “Operationally, we were not affected. It’s the stock price that has been affected… We’re still on target. Nothing has changed except hurt feelings.”

DigiPlus has built one of the largest digital gaming ecosystems in the country, reaching over 40 million users across its platforms.

Tanco said this deep user engagement is Digiplus’ biggest asset as it eyes inclusion in the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) in the upcoming rebalancing.

“We are one of the fastest growing, most stable, and probably the only digital company there is in the Philippines,” said Tanco. “We’re being chosen by most asset managers as part of their portfolio stocks to invest in.”

He added that the company’s strong fundamentals, experienced management team, and robust tech infrastructure position it as a viable candidate for the 30-member benchmark index, which tracks the country’s most actively traded and valuable firms.

“Now, with what’s going on, it doesn’t make any difference,” he said referring to the recent share price volatility.

Still, the company acknowledged the potential impact of proposed regulations, including raising the minimum cash-in requirement for online betting to ₱10,000 in an effort to curb impulsive gambling.

DigiPlus president Andy Tsui warned that overregulation could drive users to unregulated and illegal platforms.

“Because black market operators don’t follow any procedures—they don’t have eKYC, they don’t have to comply with the minimum top-up. So if the amount is set up too high, certainly it’s not good for the industry, and also they [the government] will lose the revenue,” Tsui said.

Tanco echoed the concern, urging regulators to focus on curbing illegal online gambling, which he said accounts for a large, untaxed portion of the market.

“You have 70 percent out there that is unregulated… unmonitored, mostly no consumer protection. They don’t play by the rules. Those are the illegal [operators],” he said.

Tanco estimated that stricter enforcement could boost revenues of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to between ₱200 billion and ₱300 billion.

Despite these challenges, Digiplus remains focused on long-term growth.