04/24/21 The Philippines’ government warns over illegal POGOs The Philippines’ government has issued a warning about illegal POGOs operating in the country after a Taiwanese worker was hired and kept as a slave worker.
03/11/21 Philippines expecting to stem POGO exodus Online gambling operators began leaving The Philippines last year after legislators tried to impose taxes to help fund Covid-19 relief efforts.
03/05/21 POGOs could be suspended over failure to file tax returns The suggestion was made by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
02/23/21 POGOs must register for Anti-Money Laundering reporting The Philippines’ deadline for POGOs to register for electronic anti-money laundering reporting is March 16.
01/27/21 POGO tax payments rise 11.7% in 2020 POGOs brought in US$149.4m in tax payments las year despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting departures of many firms.
01/20/21 Philippines money laundering regulation advances A bicameral committee has made changes to the Senate’s and the House’s proposals to amend the 2001 Anti-Money Laundering Act.
01/06/21 Supreme Court suspends 5% POGO tax The temporary suspension comes following a request from a consortium of 14 licensed POGOs.
12/10/20 Philippines Senate discusses money laundering bill If passed into law, the amendment could impact casino and POGO transactions above US$104,000.
11/30/20 New bill seeks further control over POGOs The bill aims to subject digital platforms that exploit women and children to human trafficking rules.
11/24/20 Three arrested over kidnapping of POGO worker The Philippine National Police has urged POGO operators to collaborate with the investigation.
11/23/20 Life after POGOs: AGB pop-up Forum Asia Gaming Brief is organising a pop-up forum on December 9 with discussions on what’s next for POGOs, PIGOs, and online gaming.
11/12/20 Only 15 out of over 60 POGOs are operating The BIR says many companies will not return until there’s a vaccine for Covid-19 and tax rates are lowered.
11/03/20 BIR releases tax guidelines for POGOs PAGCOR will have to submit monthly reports on franchise tax collection and the number of workers employed by industry.
10/27/20 Philippines VP: “Chinese affluence poses threat” VP Leni Robredo has warned that 27,678 Chinese tourists are seeking permanent residency as retirees despite not being old enough.
10/27/20 PAGCOR could allow casinos to take online bets The regulator has received several requests during the Covid-19 pandemic and it is currently analysing the possibility.
