Location: Philippines

11/13/24 1:23 PM

Philippines President Marcos says no need for new law banning POGOs

  • Inside Asian Gaming
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has refuted the bizarre claims of a local Senator that licensed casinos and integrated resorts... more
11/08/24 12:11 PM

Philippines President Marcos signs Executive Order officially banning POGOs

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has officially signed the Executive Order banning the nation’s offshore gaming industry, widely... more
10/16/24 3:07 PM

Okada Manila GGR down 33% to US$142 million in 3Q24 on VIP, mass table games decline

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
Philippines integrated resort Okada Manila saw its gross gaming revenues decline by 33.4% year-on-year and by 27.2% sequentially to Php8.23... more
10/04/24 2:12 PM

Philippines Department of Justice warns Timor-Leste against welcoming relocated POGOs

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
The Philippines Department of Justice has formally warned the government of Timor-Leste about threats posed by offshore gaming operators... more
09/20/24 2:26 PM

Philippine senator links China-centric casinos to syndicates

  • Cliff Harvey Venzon, Bloomberg
China-focused online casinos that boomed in the Philippines during Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency may have “deep links” to international... more
08/27/24 3:10 PM

PAGCOR to host meeting with IGLs, government departments today to discuss offshore gaming ban

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR will host a meeting of all Internet Gaming Licensees and Authorized Representatives today to discuss... more
08/09/24 3:45 PM

G2E Asia announces 2025 Macau dates, plans return to Philippines

  • Inside Asian Gaming
G2E Asia and the associated Asian IR Expo will return to Macau earlier than usual in 2025 with organizers Reed Exhibitions (RX) announcing... more
07/25/24 1:31 PM

The Philippines bet big on online casinos. It didn’t go well.

  • Feliz Solomon, The Wall Street Journal
For years, high rollers from China have flouted their country’s ban on gambling by getting their fix online. Livestreamed games of... more
07/24/24 2:48 PM

PAGCOR confirms IGLs included in POGO ban, promises to follow Presidential order

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco told lawmakers on Tuesday that the regulator would not distinguish between POGOs (Philippine... more
07/22/24 9:56 AM

Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling outfits employing thousands.

  • Jim Gomez, Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online... more