{"id":2774,"date":"2020-01-27T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:30:56","slug":"philweb-negotiating-pogo-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philweb-negotiating-pogo-gaming","title":{"rendered":"PhilWeb negotiating with \u201cthe biggest POGO operator in the world\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online gambling operator in late stage talks with POGO but Vice Chairman Alcid refuses to name names for now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippines.- After it was forced to shut down in 2016, PhilWeb Corporation is trying to return as a major player in the Philippines online gambling sector with the electronic gaming outlet service provider set to partner with a major Philippines Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PhilWeb\u2019s Vice Chairman, Crisanto Roy B. Alcid, talked about the the ongoing negotiations but refused to name names and give further details. \u201cThe company is working with a new group on a strategic partnership to hopefully grow both the eGames business and the eBingo business \u2026 eGames for the short-term, eBingo for the long-term\u201d, he said to local media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re officially in negotiations already. The term sheet is being prepared,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcid declined to provide details of the company it is negotiating with but said it is \u201cthe biggest POGO operator in the world.\u201d New Oriental Club88 Corp (NOCC) is the nation\u2019s largest POGO operator with up to 18,000 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PhilWeb Corporation started 2020 with a major appointment with Brian K. Ng <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philweb-new-president-february-gaming\">replacing Dennis Valdes as President<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. He will take over the new position starting February 1.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online gambling operator in late stage talks with POGO but Vice Chairman Alcid refuses to name names for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"PhilWeb Corporation, an online gambling operator, is in advanced negotiations for a strategic partnership with a major Philippines Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) to re-establish and expand its eGames and eBingo verticals. This move signifies PhilWeb's intent to regain market share in the Philippine iGaming sector following its 2016 shutdown, with a term sheet currently under preparation.","focusai_entities":"PhilWeb Corporation, Crisanto Roy B. Alcid, New Oriental Club88 Corp, Brian K. Ng, Dennis Valdes","focusai_location":"Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.75), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Partnership Structure","query":"What specific B2B\/B2C licensing arrangements and revenue share models are being negotiated between PhilWeb and the unnamed POGO to facilitate the re-launch of eGames and eBingo verticals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Impact","query":"How will PhilWeb's re-entry and partnership with a major POGO navigate the evolving regulatory compliance landscape in the Philippines, particularly concerning POGO operational guidelines and responsible gambling frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,157,16333],"tags":[512,128],"class_list":["post-2774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gaming","tag-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2774"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19935,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions\/19935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}