{"id":777015165,"date":"2024-05-02T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015165"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:40:29","slug":"philippine-police-arrest-16-over-illegal-facebook-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-police-arrest-16-over-illegal-facebook-raffle","title":{"rendered":"Philippine police arrest 16 over illegal Facebook raffle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The raffle offered second-hand motorcycles as prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The <strong>Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG)<\/strong> has arrested 16 people for allegedly running an illegal online raffle on Facebook. Representatives of\u00a0<strong>the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation<\/strong>\u00a0(PAGCOR) accompanied the operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspects allegedly operated\u00a0a Facebook page named Lucky Dream 4 and were arrested while conducting a 50th live online raffle at an office in Bi\u00f1an, Laguna.\u00a0PAGCOR senior vice president<strong>\u00a0Raul Villanueva<\/strong> said second-hand modified motorcycles were being offered as prizes to 111,000 followers on Facebook. He said the group could collect up to PHP1.8m in one raffle, selling 40,000 to 50,000 tickets at PHP40 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAGCOR chairman and CEO\u00a0<strong>Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong> said: \u201cWe have been receiving reports of illegal online activities including those in social media platforms. As the country\u2019s gaming regulator,\u00a0it is our duty to\u00a0protect the public \u2013 especially the youth &#8212; from these illegal online gambling sites.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villanueva added: &#8220;We advise those who are involved in similar activities to think again. Register your online gaming operations with PAGCOR instead. There will be consequences if you continue to operate illegally because PAGCOR is constantly in touch with law enforcement agencies to ensure that these activities do not proliferate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-appoints-wilma-eisma-as-president-and-coo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PAGCOR appoints Wilma Eisma as president and COO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The raffle offered second-hand motorcycles as prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777008355,"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 Anti-Cybercrime Group, in conjunction with PAGCOR, has apprehended 16 individuals operating an illicit online raffle via Facebook, \"Lucky Dream 4,\" which generated significant revenue from unregistered gaming activities. PAGCOR officials reiterated their commitment to regulatory enforcement against illegal online gambling, urging unregistered operators to seek proper licensing to avoid legal repercussions.","focusai_entities":"Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Raul Villanueva, Alejandro H. 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