{"id":17223,"date":"2021-04-26T16:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T16:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17223"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:04:26","slug":"okada-manilla-gets-permission-to-take-online-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/okada-manilla-gets-permission-to-take-online-bets","title":{"rendered":"Okada Manilla gets permission to take online bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment<\/strong> has announced that <strong>Okada Manila Resort<\/strong> will be the first casino in <strong>Entertainment City<\/strong>&nbsp;to<strong>&nbsp;launch an online product<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.-&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-clears-3-operators-to-take-online-bets\">The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>has allowed<strong>&nbsp;Okada Manila<\/strong>&nbsp;to launch an online gaming product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment<\/strong>, which operates&nbsp;<strong>Okada Manila Resort<\/strong>, has said it will be <strong>the first Entertainment City<\/strong>&nbsp;operator to<strong>&nbsp;launch an online product<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The casino operator said it would <strong>add online sports betting soon<\/strong>&nbsp;and hopes to further develop online gaming options using its proprietary technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/okada-manila-ggr-down-41-in-q1\">Okada Manila<\/a>&nbsp;reported a<strong>&nbsp;41 per cent annual decline in gross gaming revenues for the first quarter&nbsp;<\/strong>due to the suspension of its activities owing to Covid-19 countermeasures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment has announced that Okada Manila Resort will be the first casino in Entertainment City&nbsp;to&nbsp;launch an online product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Okada Manila, operated by Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, has secured approval from PAGCOR to launch the first online gaming product within the Philippines' Entertainment City. 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