10/14/21 Philippines finance secretary blames China for POGO exodus Carlos G. Dominguez, the Philippine finance secretary, said the exodus of POGOs is mainly due to China’s crackdown and not because of the new POGO tax law.
10/12/21 Philippines: AMLC revoked two POGOs registrations Two POGOs failed to cooperate with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) in the conduct of its compliance checking.
09/28/21 Philippines: senator Pia Cayetano praises POGO tax law Senator Pia Cayetano, one of the main promoters of the POGOs tax new law, has heralded approval of the law as a “major win” for the country.
09/23/21 POGO tax signed into law by Philippine president POGOs will have to pay 5 per cent on gross gaming revenue under the new law.
09/06/21 Audit reveals PAGCOR failed to collect US$27.3m from POGOs The Commission on Audit (COA) has revealed that PAGCOR has to collect receivables of nearly PHP1.37bn (US$27.3m) from 15 Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).
08/30/21 PAGCOR revenue to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022 Andrea Domingo, PAGCOR chairman, has said the Philippines gambling sector could return to pre-Covid-19 levels by the end of 2022 if herd immunity is achieved and border restrictions are lifted.
08/27/21 The Philippines: e-sabong operators could see PHP3.5bn in revenue PAGCOR chairman Andrea Domingo has said licensed e-sabong revenue could exceed that of offshore gaming operators.
08/02/21 The Philippines to punish officials who accepted bribes from POGOs The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has said he wants officials who accepted bribes from Chinese POGOs.
07/30/21 PAGCOR against proposals to give POGOs tax advantages PAGCOR chairman Andrea Domingo said certain groups are lobbying for tax advantages in special economic zones in the new bill that sets income and gaming taxes on online casinos.
07/14/21 POGOs eye return to the Philippines Following an exodus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems POGOs are returning to the Philippines and are in need of space.
06/10/21 The Philippines approves two more e-sabong operators PAGCOR has allowed four firms to operate e-sabong in the Philippines.
06/04/21 PAGCOR warns over fake tender for pastries supply The Philippine regulator has reported that fraudsters have been using the PAGCOR’s name and inviting business owners to join a fake tender.
05/04/21 Philippines: PAGCOR to receive revenue from licensed e-sabong While only two e-sabong have been allowed to operate, PAGCOR hopes to collect between Php250 and Php350m per month.
