11/06/18 Philippines discuss Boracay casino ban A presidential spokesman ratified the DoJ’s recommendation on issuing an executive order to confirm the no-casino policy.
11/01/18 Philippine Senator backs casino ban Senator Villanueva is urging the President to officially order the ban on casinos in Boracay.
10/26/18 Philippine DOJ comments on casino ban The Department of Justice said the President may need to enforce its casino ban on Boracay through an executive order.
10/22/18 Pagcor urged to cancel Boracay casino licences An agency from the Philippines has requested that the state-owned corporation pull the licences from all casinos on the island.
10/17/18 No charges filed against Resorts World Manila The investigation into the attack that saw 38 people killed has resulted in no charges against the operator.
10/08/18 Tourism could be limited in the Philippines The Philippine government could set a capacity limit on the country’s major hotspots as they did in Boracay island.
10/08/18 Philippine casinos urged to keep digital records The Anti-Money Laundering Council reported that operators will be required to keep records as part of their new guidelines.
10/03/18 Online lottery bidding, authorised in the Philippines The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to proceed with the bidding process in Luzon.
10/01/18 Philippine officials accused of irregular licencing Three Parañaque government officials have been accused of fast-tracking a licencing process in exchange for “grease money.”
10/01/18 PAGCOR strikes on illegal gambling PAGCOR has intensified its focus on illegal gambling and has raided 170 unlicensed venues in the first semester of 2018.
09/28/18 Okada calls for investigation into Asiabest Group Kazuo Okada has urged the Philippine Stock Exchange to “thoroughly” investigate the proposed takeover by Tiger Resort Asia.
09/27/18 PAGCOR’s casinos sale has been delayed PAGCOR chairwoman Andrea Domingo confirmed that the government has put on hold the sale of its casino licences.
09/20/18 Kazuo Okada calls for Philippine transaction details Kazuo Okada has urged the Philippine Stock Exchange to order Asiabest Group to reveal the details of its proposed takeover.
09/13/18 Philippines regulates POGO licences operations The government of the Philippines changed this week the POGO licence process.
09/12/18 Kazuo Okada fights for reinstatement The businessman has asked a Parañaque court to order his reinstatement as chairman and director of the Okada Manila.
