The Chairman and CEO of Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR, Alejandro Tengco, said in a lengthy radio interview on Tuesday that he did not agree with calls to ban all online gambling in the country, stating regulation is key to cleaning up the industry.
He does, however, support tighter restrictions on online gambling advertising while reiterating the need to ramp up the fight against illegal offshore operators, according to local media outlet the Inquirer.
Tengco’s comments follow the filing of a bill by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri late last week calling on a total ban on all online gambling nationwide, claiming the domestic eGames industry is even more dangerous than the already banned offshore POGOs.
