China To Discuss Online Gambling At Upcoming Meeting With President Duterte

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A meeting has been set between China’s President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss online gambling. According to Philippines Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III the meeting is scheduled for later this month and will include discussions about online gambling sites licensed in the Philippines. Dominguez also stated that the Philippines was already …

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Popular POGO Gambling Sites Draw Heavy Criticism From China

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While the Philippine offshore gambling industry is thriving, the Chinese government claims that the small island nation is playing with loaded dice at China’s expense.  The online gambling boom in the Philippines is directly tied to the popularity and domestic illegality of casino gaming and sports betting in mainland China because POGOs, or Philippine Offshore …

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Online Casino Hubs Are Coming To The Philippines

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The Philippines will start to see more online casino centers around the islands as the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) looks to cash in on the booming gaming industry. PAGCOR has been the gaming regulator for all of the Philippines excluding the Cagayan Valley region since its creation in 1976. The government organization is …

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Cops Arrested For Drinking and Gambling in Public

Philippine Cops Arrested for Gambling and Drinking

Four high ranking police officers were arrested for playing online Sabong and drinking inside an eatery. The Philippine National Police partnered with the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) arrested three officers assigned to the PNP Health Services: Staff Sergeant Erwin Gobis, Corporal Ariel Pasion, Senior Master Sergeant Demetrio Laroya, one officer from the PNP …

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The Aftermath of The Philippines Midterm Elections

Election Results Fair For Duterte

Results from the most recent midterm elections have given President Duterte even more power than before. This year’s Midterm results show that all of Duterte’s endorsed candidates for the Senate were voted in by Filipinos. Many individuals in the Philippines are concerned with the added power of a Senate on the President’s side may mean …

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Duterte Makes Huge Announcement Before Midterms

Philippine Midterm Elections

Days before the Philippines midterm election Duterte backs off anti-gambling stance. In an impromptu campaign announcement supporting his fellow PDP-Laban party allies on May 11th, President Duterte announced backing off his strong anti-gambling stance. He was heard saying, “I cannot stop it anyway and I know I am lacking,” followed with “I will not meddle …

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Philippine Gambling Regulators Claim Success For New Gambling Regulation

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Gambling regulators in the Philippines are claiming success for regulating the online gambling industry after casino revenue spiked in 2018. The Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently released a statement confirming that offshore gaming providers have substantially increased revenue figures in the two years since the Filipino market opened up to offshore gaming operators. …

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Philippine POGO Licenses Are Getting Harder To Acquire

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The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has requested the gaming regulator PAGCOR to require in-person registration before issuing a Phillippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) license. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation has been regulating the gaming industry in the Philippines since 1976 when they were first commissioned by a Presidential Decree 1067-a to regulate …

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