{"id":777005952,"date":"2023-06-05T09:09:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T12:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777005952"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:18:24","slug":"pagcor-responds-to-maryland-licence-plate-gaming-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-responds-to-maryland-licence-plate-gaming-debacle","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR responds to Maryland licence plate gaming debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A website address on Maryland licence plates was diverted to an online gambling site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.-\u00a0The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)\u00a0<\/strong>has responded to reports of a fraud related to an illegal gambling site apparently being advertised on vehicle licence plates in the US state of Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 800,000 vehicle licence plates in Maryland mention the website www.starspangled200.org. The site originally belonged to a non-profit group that received commissions from plate sales to fund projects to mark the bicentenary of the War of 1812, but it has since been diverted to an illegal gambling website purportedly operated from the Philippines via https:\/\/www.globeinternational.info<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR chairman and CEO\u00a0Alejandro Tengco<\/strong> said the incident harmed the reputation of the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: “PAGCOR has nothing to do with the said websites, as well as the gaming activities happening therein. As the country\u2019s gaming regulator, PAGCOR does not condone illegal online gambling<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Engaging or betting on illegal gambling activities is not only a criminal act; it also takes away from the government billions of pesos in revenues which can be used to fund priority programs that will benefit a greater number of Filipinos. Hence, we have been continuously working with various government and law enforcement agencies to ensure that our gaming policies are in place and the online gaming platforms that we regulate are safe and credible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> PAGCOR cancels Sun Valley Clark Hub accreditation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the regulator’s press release, the matter has been escalated to PAGCOR’s Security and Monitoring Cluster <\/strong>for investigation and action will be taken against the site. Tengco urged people to only use PAGCOR-licenced online gaming platforms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A website address on Maryland licence plates was diverted to an online gambling site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21660,"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 Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has addressed reports of an illegal online gambling site, purportedly based in the Philippines, being advertised via diverted website addresses on Maryland, USA, license plates. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco disavowed any connection, emphasizing the regulator's commitment to combating illegal gambling and protecting the integrity of the legitimate iGaming sector. The incident has been escalated for investigation, with PAGCOR urging the public to only use licensed platforms.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Alejandro Tengco, Sun Valley Clark Hub","focusai_location":"Philippines, USA, Maryland","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR Enforcement Actions?","query":"What specific enforcement actions will PAGCOR undertake against the identified illegal gambling site and its operators, particularly given its purported international reach?"},{"label":"Cross-Border Collaboration Strategy?","query":"How will PAGCOR enhance collaboration with international law enforcement and regulatory bodies to address cross-border illegal gambling operations and prevent similar reputational damage?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911,405],"class_list":["post-777005952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-pagcor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005952","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=777005952"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777005973,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005952\/revisions\/777005973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777005952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777005952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777005952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}