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Philippine Senate President: A thorough review is essential! Local gambling is more dangerous than offshore gambling.

Philippine Senate President: A thorough review is essential! Local gambling is more dangerous than offshore gambling.

Philippine Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri recently called for a comprehensive review of the local online gambling industry (PIGOs) to assess its impact on local residents and decide whether it should continue to operate. Zubiri pointed out that although the Philippine offshore gaming oper

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ASEAN pledges to tackle illegal online gambling with China's support

ASEAN pledges to tackle illegal online gambling with China's support

Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have committed to intensifying efforts to combat illegal online gambling and its associated crimes, a growing threat exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting in Langkawi on January 19, officials also welcomed Beijing’s offer

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Moody’s says Philippines still faces money-laundering threats even after ban on POGOs

Moody’s says Philippines still faces money-laundering threats even after ban on POGOs

The Philippines still faces a money laundering risk even after the recent ban on the offshore POGO industry came into effect this month, with the ability of illegal operators to pose instead as call or data centers potentially placing the nation’s efforts to exit the global AML grey list at threat,

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Philippine senator urges probe into banks’ role in money laundering cases linked to POGOs

Philippine senator urges probe into banks’ role in money laundering cases linked to POGOs

Sherwin Gatchalian has questioned why banks failed to flag PHP7bn in transactions that enabled Alice Guo, the suspended mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, and her cohorts to build an offshore gaming operator hub.The Philippines.- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has pledged to amplify the inquiry into the potential

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Philippine senator calls for continued efforts against offshore gaming operators

Philippine senator calls for continued efforts against offshore gaming operators

Senator Gatchalian has said that authorities need to “clear out all criminal syndicates that are products of offshore gaming operators”.The Philippines.- SenatorSherwin Gatchalianhas called for sustained action against offshore gaming operators. He said: “More than ever, we need to sustain our effor

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Licensed POGOs shutting down orderly: Pagcor chief

Licensed POGOs shutting down orderly: Pagcor chief

Alejandro Tengco, chairman and chief executive of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), says that all remaining legitimate offshore online gaming operators in the country have voluntarily submitted letters to the regulator between late November and early December indicating their intent

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The Philippines deports 187 POGO workers to China ahead of the offshore gaming operations ban deadline.

The Philippines deports 187 POGO workers to China ahead of the offshore gaming operations ban deadline.

A total of 187 Chinese nationals involved in online gambling in the Philippines were deported to China last week, authorities confirmed. The two countries put tensions arising from the South China Sea dispute aside to work together on the gambling crackdown, prioritizing bilateral cooperation. The

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Presence of POGOs dwindles in the Philippines

Presence of POGOs dwindles in the Philippines

POGOs in the Philippines have been warned to leave the country by 31 December, as the presence of the offshore gaming firms continues to dwindle in the local market.Such is the pace of the exodus, PAGCOR Chairperson Alejandro Tengco used his platform at the forum at the Stratbase ADR Institute to em

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Philippine Gambling Sector on Track for $6B Revenue in 2024

Philippine Gambling Sector on Track for $6B Revenue in 2024

Philippine Gambling Sector on Track for $6B Revenue in 2024The gambling sector in the Philippines is expected to continue growing, surpassing the reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2023. That’s the opinion of the chairman of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Alejandro Ten

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Philippine job fair offers over 4,000 opportunities for former offshore gaming workers

Philippine job fair offers over 4,000 opportunities for former offshore gaming workers

Ajob fair is taking place today at the Activity Center of Ayala Pavilion Mall in Biñan City.The Philippines.-The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)has announcedthat 4,383 job openings will be available at the job fair being held today (December 6) for workers who have been displaced from inte

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187 deported from the Philippines after raids on illegal gaming operators

187 deported from the Philippines after raids on illegal gaming operators

Those deported were arrested in a series of raids in Cebu, Tarlac and Metro Manila.The Philippines.- The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has reported that 187 Chinese nationals have been deported following their arrestsduring a series of raids on alleged illegal offshore gaming

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DILG secretary says 47 offshore gaming operators still operating in the Philippines

DILG secretary says 47 offshore gaming operators still operating in the Philippines

The Association of Ticket Sellers requested that the draft bill seeking to increase the percentage to 20 percent be addressed. "We have been waiting for this for 20 years," said the head of the union, Fernando González.Panama.- Sellers of chances and tickets of the National Lottery of Charity (LNB)

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Nearly 200 Chinese working for POGOs repatriated: embassy

Nearly 200 Chinese working for POGOs repatriated: embassy

Nearly 200 Chinese citizens that had been engaged in offshore online gaming operations in the Philippines were “repatriated” to mainland China on Thursday, as part of a joint effort from the law enforcement authorities of both countries, according to an update from the embassy of China in the Philip

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Philippines DOLE to hold a job fair for former offshore gaming workers in Calabarzon

Philippines DOLE to hold a job fair for former offshore gaming workers in Calabarzon

The job fair will be held on December 6.The Philippines.- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announcedthat a job fair for workers who have been displaced from internet gaming licensees (IGLs) will be held on December 6 in Calabarzon.Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) director Patrick Pa

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Cebu City finds no "disguised" offshore gaming operators in checks

Cebu City finds no "disguised" offshore gaming operators in checks

Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia says police have found no irregularities.The Philippines.- Cebu City’s mayor, Raymond Alvin Garcia, has said that his government is complying with calls from Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Juanito Victor Remulla to investigate whether offs

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Philippines President Marcos says no need for new law banning POGOs

Philippines President Marcos says no need for new law banning POGOs

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has refuted the bizarre claims of a local Senator that licensed casinos and integrated resorts may start illegally offering offshore operations, adding that there is no need to pass a law prohibiting the practice.Speaking to reporters this week after issuing

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