PAGCOR issues guidelines allowing greater capacity at Philippines poker tables 961 VIEWS Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has issued new guidelines to operators across the Philippines that allow for an increase in the number of players allowed to be seated at poker tables. According to a memorandum issued Monday, new amendments to the Health and Safety Standards for Resumption of Operations of Gaming Sites include an increase in allowed players pending adherence to certain requirements, namely strict compliance with one meter distance between seats and installation of acrylic walls and barriers between each seating position. The Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department and the Auxiliary Services Department must inspect and certify all acrylic barriers for compliance and sufficiency, it added.