{"id":777005660,"date":"2023-05-26T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T11:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777005660"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:35:37","slug":"philippines-pnp-announces-zero-tolerance-approach-to-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-pnp-announces-zero-tolerance-approach-to-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Philippines: PNP announces zero-tolerance approach to illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched a &#8216;one-strike, no-take&#8217; policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has announced the implementation of a &#8220;one-strike, no-take&#8221; policy on illegal gambling. PNP chief&nbsp;<strong>General Benjamin Acorda Jr<\/strong> vowed to work closely with&nbsp;<strong>the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)<\/strong>&nbsp;to eradicate illegal gambling, which he had made a focus since assuming his role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PNP&#8217;s strategy includes deploying specialised anti-illegal gambling task groups at regional, provincial, and city levels. These units will gather intelligence, conduct investigations, and execute strategic interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acorda said: &#8220;The one strike and no take policy represents a zero-tolerance approach, where&nbsp;<strong>any negligence or inaction will be met with swift consequences<\/strong>. With this strong stance, the PNP aims to leave no room for leniency in eradicating the illegal gambling menace.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PCSO general manager,&nbsp;<strong>Mel Robles<\/strong>, supported the initiative, highlighting the adverse impact of illegal gambling operations on PCSO&#8217;s revenue and its ability to provide healthcare and other benefits to disadvantaged Filipino citizens.&nbsp;Robles urged the public to play only PCSO-sanctioned games, such as lotto and small-town lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-police-chief-fired-for-failing-to-monitor-illegal-gambling\" target=\"_blank\">Philippine police chief fired for failing to monitor illegal gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched a &#8216;one-strike, no-take&#8217; policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777004926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippine National Police (PNP) has initiated a stringent 'one-strike, no-take' policy to eradicate illegal gambling across the Philippines. This zero-tolerance approach, supported by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), aims to deploy specialized task groups for intelligence gathering and strategic interventions, thereby safeguarding PCSO revenues and public welfare.","focusai_entities":"Philippine National Police, PNP, Benjamin Acorda Jr, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, PCSO, Mel Robles","focusai_location":"Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Licensed Operators?","query":"What is the projected impact of the PNP's 'one-strike, no-take' policy on the GGR and NGR of licensed iGaming and land-based operators in the Philippines?"},{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Efficacy?","query":"How will the PNP's specialized anti-illegal gambling task groups integrate with existing regulatory compliance and governance frameworks to ensure sustained efficacy against illicit operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777005660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005660","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=777005660"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777005688,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005660\/revisions\/777005688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777004926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777005660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777005660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777005660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}