Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a decree banning all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) from the country. All POGOs, which are unlicensed gaming operations serving Chinese players, will be out of the country by the end of the year. While POGOs illegally serve Chinese markets, they themselves were not illegal in the Philippines.…
The chairman of The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. defended his country's hosting of offshore gambling sites known as POGOs as allegations of torture and other crimes swirled around the controversial gambling sites. In statements reported on by the Manila Bulletin, PAGCOR chairman and chief executive officer Alejandro H. Tengco praised licensed POGOs and their…
Philippine Senator Joel Villanueva is sponsoring a bill that, if passed, would ban all forms of online gambling in the country. Senator Villanueva is also pushing for the bill to be enacted into law as soon as possible, citing the urgency of protecting citizens against the financial and social dangers of excessive gambling. In a…
Lawmakers investigating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) have found clear links between the offshore gambling business and human trafficking operations. That link, and the investigation that found it, could spell major trouble for Chinese operators working out of the Philippines. POGOs, offshore gambling operations that are run in the Philippines by Chinese nationals to serve…
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is encouraging his countrymen to, "Go ahead and gamble," after years of discouraging the activity as a moral vice. It's a moral turnaround that's based solely on a desire to shore up his country's cash reserves and illustrates the serious impact the pandemic is having on the economies of countries across…
Gambling regulators in the Philippines are grappling with a problem that is likely relatively unique to their local gaming markets. Officials are blaming a rise in unregulated online cockfighting as the driver behind a recent slump in national lottery ticket sales. But could online cockfighting really be the sole driver behind the drop? Cockfighting is…
Are players in the Philippines ready for the day when online gambling includes regulated cockfighting? The world is one step closer to answering that question after the country's House of Representatives completed a crucial vote that outlines a taxation scheme for just such a plan. Late Wednesday, the country's House of Representatives approved, by a…
Whether you're in the smallest village or the biggest urban area in the Philippines, you will find ready access to cockfight wagering. While in-person cockfighting has long been an accepted part of life in the Philippines, online cockfighting is not finding the islands to be quite as welcoming. According to a recent report from CruxNow.com,…
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is throwing out online gambling as a life preserver to beleaguered local casinos who are reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's an interesting change of course from the gambling regulator that's used to overseeing more Chinese operations than local ones. According to a recent report…
Philippines Senator Richard issued a rare public rebuke of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the Philippine Offshore Gambling Operator (POGO) industry and its relationship to money laundering operations. He went to suggest that those same POGO operatives offered him a massive bribe to shut down his investigation of their activities. In a statement to the Philippines…
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