{"id":777017358,"date":"2024-07-18T10:08:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T13:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777017358"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:02:12","slug":"iloilo-city-bans-offshore-gaming-amid-concerns-over-crime-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/iloilo-city-bans-offshore-gaming-amid-concerns-over-crime-and-security","title":{"rendered":"Iloilo City bans offshore gaming amid concerns over crime and security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The resolution bans offshore gaming operators and their local gaming agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), the legislative body of Iloilo City<\/strong> has banned Internet Gaming Licensees (IGL) and their local gaming agents from operating in its entire territory.Councilman Romel D. Duron<\/strong>, author of the resolution, said he proposed the bill as a preemptive way to discourage offshore gaming operators from trying to open operations in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action is consistent with Executive Order No. 094, signed by Mayor Jerry P. Tre\u00f1as<\/strong>, outlining the city government’s stance against illegal gaming operations. He stressed that before the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) issues a licence, prospective IGLS must seek approval from the local government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR opposes total ban on online gaming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco has expressed his opposition to a proposed bill to ban all forms of online gambling in the country.\u00a0During a Senate committee hearing, he said a ban would unfairly impact legal businesses that contribute taxes and revenue to the government and could result in a loss of up to PHP40bn (US$685.5m) in tax revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said legalising currently illegal gaming sites could generate between PHP200bn to PHP250bn in additional revenues. However, Tengo said he would not oppose the move if a ban on offshore gaming operators is approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> PAGCOR reports net income of US$112.34m for H1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The resolution bans offshore gaming operators and their local gaming agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Iloilo City's legislative body has enacted a resolution banning Internet Gaming Licensees (IGL) and their local agents within its territory, a preemptive move against offshore operators. This local action contrasts with PAGCOR's national stance, where its Chairman and CEO opposes a total online gambling ban due to significant tax revenue implications, though he would not oppose a ban specifically on offshore operators.","focusai_entities":"Sangguniang Panlungsod, Romel D. Duron, Jerry P. Tre\u00f1as, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, Alejandro Tengco","focusai_location":"Philippines, Iloilo City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Iloilo Ban Precedent?","query":"What precedent does Iloilo City's ban on Internet Gaming Licensees set for other local government units in the Philippines, and how might this influence the national regulatory framework?"},{"label":"PAGCOR Revenue Impact?","query":"How would a national ban on offshore gaming operators, as distinct from a total online gambling ban, specifically impact PAGCOR's projected revenue contributions and its strategy for legalizing currently illegal operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777017358","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\/777017358","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=777017358"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777017390,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017358\/revisions\/777017390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777017358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777017358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777017358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}