{"id":777019858,"date":"2024-10-15T09:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777019858"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:13:11","slug":"philippines-paocc-says-only-100-offshore-gaming-operators-still-being-monitored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-paocc-says-only-100-offshore-gaming-operators-still-being-monitored","title":{"rendered":"Philippines PAOCC says only 100 offshore gaming operators still being monitored"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission has reported a large decrease in the number of operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) <\/strong>has reported a significant decrease in the number of offshore gaming operators being monitored since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr<\/a> ordered their closure by the end of the year. Executive director undersecretary Gilbert Cruz<\/strong>, said only 100 remain under surveillance<\/strong> according to the latest report from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a radio interview, Cruz said many offshore gaming operators had already ceased operations or are in the process of doing so. Cruz expressed confidence in the government’s ability to eliminate all illegal offshore gaming, noting that even smaller groups would be detectable, especially at night due to the time zone differences. He said legal action would soon be taken against officials connected activities after investigations by lawmakers, the National Bureau of Investigation and other government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A week ago, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary\u00a0Jonvic Remulla<\/strong>\u00a0said he would ensure the closure of all offshore gaming operators<\/a> by year-end. Speaking to journalists on October 9, he said he would start by closing operators at Island Cove in Cavite, which was previously owned by his family, to demonstrate his commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said there would be a final inspection of offshore gaming operators on December 15 and that they must be completely closed by December 31. In a separate interview, he confirmed that he had had discussions with offshore gaming operators at Island Cove, who agreed to halt operations on December 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission has reported a large decrease in the number of operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":6731,"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 Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) reports a substantial reduction in offshore gaming operators in the Philippines, with only 100 remaining under surveillance following President Marcos Jr.'s directive for their complete closure by year-end. Government officials, including DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla, are committed to enforcing the shutdown, with final inspections scheduled for December 15 and full cessation by December 31, alongside impending legal actions against connected officials.","focusai_entities":"Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, PAOCC, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Gilbert Cruz, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, National Bureau of Investigation, Department of the Interior and Local Government, DILG, Jonvic Remulla","focusai_location":"Philippines, Cavite, Island Cove","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR\/NGR?","query":"What is the projected impact of the POGO closures on the Philippines' overall Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for 2023 and 2024, considering both direct and indirect economic effects?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution?","query":"How might this aggressive regulatory enforcement against offshore gaming operators influence the future development and oversight of domestic iGaming and land-based casino licensing frameworks in the Philippines?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777019858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019858","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=777019858"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777019861,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019858\/revisions\/777019861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777019858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777019858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777019858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}