In the Philippines, you can bet on almost anything online. Despite the various domestic limitations, Philippine gambling is readily – and legally – available on the Internet. If you know where to look. So while you can’t bet sports online with MegaSportsWorld and probably don’t have the necessary “VIP” status to play real-money online casino …
Online casino gambling in the Philippines has been in the spotlight for two different reasons of late. Firstly, due to the last two years of coronavirus lockdowns, the Philippine government has recently allowed major resort casinos in Entertainment City to offer iGaming platforms to their VIP patrons. Naturally, most gamblers in the nation aren’t established …
It’s no secret that despite being home to Macau – the world’s largest destination casino district – China is no fan of gambling. But China has an even bigger distaste for online gambling, which has been the market segment to bear the brunt of the country’s new and stricter oversight of the Macau gambling industry. …
For Filipino online gamblers, the betting season is – in many ways – just getting started. Yes, the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup has come to a close with favorites TNT Tropang Giga defeating the Magnolia Hotshots four games to one, but the NBA betting season is ramping up. And while American football isn’t the biggest …
There’s not a great deal to report about the current state of Philippines gambling. The COVID lockdowns are still delaying various Entertainment City IR reopenings, the Okada Manila has gone public in a $2.6 billion merger, and the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals just tipped off. Re the Philippine Cup championship, Game 1 saw betting …
According to President Rodrigo Duterte, the PDP-Laban majority party ticket for the 2022 Philippines Presidential election is a go for Sara-Go. Just a week ago, it seemed for all the world that President Duterte – who is term-limited and cannot run again for the government’s highest seat – would be the overwhelming VP favorite in …
With the recent news that its biggest competitor – Macau – has fallen on hard times, the Philippine casino industry is primed for big things. POGOs are on the way out, PIGOs are on the way in, Boracay is getting new IRs, and Manny Pacquiao is currently the betting favorite to win the 2022 Presidential …
Big things are happening in the domestic Philippines gambling market. Just recently, it was announced that half of the country’s POGOs – or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators – have closed up shop and fled the country without paying their outstanding tax bills. And while this left PAGCOR reeling a bit with upwards of $30 million …
On Saturday, Manny Pacquiao faced down WBA “Super” welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas after Errol Spence, Jr., withdrew with a detached retina. And while the fight went the distance and was reasonably close, Pac-Man lost via unanimous decision. The ringside judges scored the bout 115-113, 116-112, and 116-112. ESPN also scored the fight 116-112 for Ugas. …
After a delayed start to the 2021 PBA season, the Philippine Cup got off to an interesting start. Shooting and scoring were both down, San Miguel Beermen superstar June Mar Fajardo was playing in a low-key, reserved manner coming off injury, and the players in general seemed tentative at best. Of course, now that the …