{"id":777009083,"date":"2023-09-08T07:17:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777009083"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:16:58","slug":"philippines-14-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-14-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Philippines: 14 arrested for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

11 Chinese and 3 Filipinos have been arrested in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Police in Para\u00f1aque City have arrested 11 Chinese and three Filipino people over an illicit gambling establishment concealed within a salon on Bayview Drive in Tambo. Authorities launched a raid following a tip-off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police lieutenant Colonel Jolet Guevara, head of the District Special Operations Unit (DSOU) in the Southern Police District, said the hidden venue was filled with “fish table games” where players attempt to catch fish that corresponded to monetary points. They would wager tokens, which could be exchanged for cash. Each token carried a value of PHP1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further investigations revealed that the salon had been operating for nearly two months without the requisite permit. The suspects face charges for violating the Anti-Illegal Gambling Law. Authorities are conducting follow-up operations to identify the owner, who is suspected of running other illegal gambling operations in the vicinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One man was taken into custody for possession of a firearm. He was found to belong to a security agency but was not in uniform and lacked the legal documents. He faces charges under the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition and the Omnibus Election Code, due to the ongoing COMELEC Gun Ban policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>PAGCOR chairman and 9 others charged with graft<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

11 Chinese and 3 Filipinos have been arrested in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26603,"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 Para\u00f1aque City have apprehended 11 Chinese and three Filipino individuals operating an illicit gambling establishment featuring \"fish table games\" without the requisite permits. The operation, concealed within a salon, highlights ongoing challenges in regulatory compliance and enforcement against illegal gaming activities. Further investigations are underway to identify the owner and potential links to other illicit operations.","focusai_entities":"Jolet Guevara, District Special Operations Unit, Southern Police District, COMELEC, PAGCOR","focusai_location":"Para\u00f1aque City, Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulated GGR?","query":"What is the estimated Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) impact of such illicit operations on the regulated Philippine iGaming market, and how does this influence market projections?"},{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Efficacy?","query":"How do current regulatory compliance and enforcement frameworks in the Philippines address the proliferation of unlicensed physical gambling establishments, and what measures are being considered to enhance their efficacy?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777009083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009083","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=777009083"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777009087,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009083\/revisions\/777009087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777009083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777009083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777009083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}