03/09/20 Philippines: Duterte supports POGOs The Philippines’ President is standing strong on the POGO issue saying the country simply needs the revenues they generate.
03/06/20 PAGCOR funds new cybercrime operations center Philippines’ gaming regulator has contributed €88,000 to new state of the art facility aimed at clamping down on illegal online gambling.
03/06/20 Philippines: Senator calls for POGO ban Debate heats up over whether the Philippines should continue to license offshore gambling operators.
03/05/20 Bloomberry enjoys bumper 2019 Philippines’ gaming operator Bloomberry Resorts saw net revenues jump 22% to €825 million last year.
03/04/20 Widus launches new lifestyle brand, Hann Resorts The Hann Resorts brand will include the expanded Widus Hotel & Casino and the Hann Lux Lifestyle Resort.
03/02/20 Belle Corp profits fall after lottery and keno suspension Gaming investor Belle Corp revealed a decline in profits to PHP2.9 billion (€51.4 million) last year.
02/25/20 China cancels passports for thousands of POGO workers The Bureau of Immigration will support the Chinese government in deporting those hit with passport cancellations.
02/24/20 Suncity signs 20-year lease agreement for Manila casino The lease agreement is valid until August 19, 2039 and is “automatically renewed” for another 25 years unless otherwise agreed by all parties
02/18/20 Philippines: workers can return to Macau and Hong Kong The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) lifts travel ban put in place to halt the Coronavirus outbreak.
02/18/20 APE to lease gaming equipment to JPark Palace Casino Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Limited will receive 22.5 percent of the net performance of each unit on a quarterly basis.
02/17/20 ASEAN Gaming Summit postponed due Coronavirus The event that was scheduled to take place in March but will now be held from 28-30 July.
02/14/20 Casino Filipino remains closed for safety reasons Casino Filipino temporary closed its doors following the recent eruption of the Taal Volcano.
02/14/20 POGOs linked to human trafficking Alleged victim claims she was trafficked and forced to work by one of the country’s Offshore Gaming Operators.
02/13/20 Okada Manila GGR down in January Casino operators sees revenues dip slightly in the first month of the year but enjoyed a major uptick in EBITDA.
02/10/20 Senator says PAGCOR must do more to prevent spread of Coronavirus Senator Joel Villanueva says regulator must do more to ensure its licensees are implementing measures to contain deadly virus.
