{"id":27935,"date":"2022-03-09T09:42:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=27935"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:39:48","slug":"the-philippines-3-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-philippines-3-arrested-for-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"The Philippines: 3 arrested for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police in Caloocan City have arrested three people in a raid on alleged illegal gambling activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Philippines.- Caloocan City police\u00a0have <strong>arrested three people for illegal gambling\u00a0<\/strong>after conducting a raid at Kaunlaran Village. Police reported that those arrested are aged between 24 and 50 years old and were playing \u201cLotteng\u201d, a combined game of lottery and the jueteng numbers game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <strong>undercover officer <\/strong>gave one of those arrested PHP50 during the event. The suspect gave the officer a receipt, which led to her arrest. The suspect faces charges of violating Presidential Decree 1602, as amended by Republic Act 9287, police said. Officers seized money, bet receipts, a printer, and a cellphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <strong>13 people have been arrested<\/strong>\u00a0after police found an illegal cockfight underneath bamboo trees in the village of Mabura in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. According to officers, those arrested are aged between 37 to 63.\u00a0<strong>Some tried to evade arrest\u00a0<\/strong>by jumping into the river but were caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A month ago, 56 people, including&nbsp;<strong>two barangay (district) captains and a councilman<\/strong>, were&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-philippines-56-arrested-over-illegal-cockfighting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested on suspicion of engaging in tupada or illegal cockfighting<\/a>&nbsp;in Pandacan, Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Caloocan City have arrested three people in a raid on alleged illegal gambling activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"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":"Philippine authorities in Caloocan City and Nueva Ecija have conducted raids leading to multiple arrests for illegal gambling activities, specifically \"Lotteng\" and cockfighting. Seizures included cash, bet receipts, and equipment, with suspects facing charges under Presidential Decree 1602 and Republic Act 9287. These operations highlight ongoing challenges in combating unregulated gaming verticals within the jurisdiction.","focusai_entities":"Police","focusai_location":"Philippines, Caloocan City, Kaunlaran Village, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Mabura, Pandacan, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulated GGR?","query":"What is the estimated GGR leakage to the unregulated market in the Philippines, considering the scale of these enforcement actions against illegal gambling verticals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Efficacy?","query":"How do these local enforcement actions contribute to the broader regulatory compliance objectives and governance frameworks for iGaming and land-based operations in the Philippines?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-27935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27944,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935\/revisions\/27944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}