Ongpin makes last ditch effort made to save Philweb Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPhilippines August 22, 2016 0A final effort has been made by Roberto Ongpin to save the employees of Philweb Corp., a Philippine company that...
Philippine regulator unlikely to reverse PhilWeb Corporation decision Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLicensesOnline Gambling NewsPhilippines August 17, 2016 0Hopes of salvaging the future of Philippine “online” games developer PhilWeb Corporation seem to be at an end after the nation’s...
Roberto Ongpin auctioning his controlling stake in PhilWeb Corporation Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationOnline Gambling NewsPhilippines August 11, 2016 0In a latch ditch effort to save Philippine online games developer PhilWeb Corporation, businessman Roberto Ongpin has announced that he...
PhilWeb Corporation begins winding up operations Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationOnline Gambling NewsPhilippines August 10, 2016 0After the government announced plans earlier this month that could see it revoke up to 626 further online gaming licenses,...
Thousands of jobs lost if PhilWeb license pulled: Updated — license will not be renewed Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Industry NewsLicensingPhilippines August 8, 2016 0This just in: Bloomberg reports that Pagcor will not renew Philweb’s license. “We won’t cancel it but we won’t renew it,” Philippine...
Manila Bay Resort to be called Okada Manila; $4b to be invested Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinancePhilippines July 20, 2016 0The official property name of Entertainment City’s most recent and largest integrated resort and casino in Parañaque (Metro Manila) in...
Government officials and employees banned from casinos in the Philippines Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationPhilippines July 18, 2016 0Andrea Domingo, recently appointed CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR), has been ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte...
PhilWeb granted interim one month online license; Stocks continue to fall Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLicensesOnline Gambling NewsPhilippines July 11, 2016 0Philippines state gambling regulator PAGCOR, has allowed a month to month license renewal for online gaming operator PhilWeb. Share prices...
Entertainment Gaming Asia offloads two EGM estates Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCambodiaEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships July 8, 2016 0Electronic gaming machine (EGM) firm Entertainment Gaming Asia has sold the entire estates of appliances it leased to Cambodia’s NagaWorld...
New president of the Philippines vows to stop online gambling Adam Morgan Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationOnline Gambling NewsPhilippines July 1, 2016 0Only hours after being sworn in as the country’s 16th President at a ceremony on Thursday, Rodrigo Duterte has vowed...
Special economic zone in the Philippines seeks to lure casino investors Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPhilippines May 20, 2016 0The Aurora Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) in the north eastern Philippines is looking to the gaming industry...
AML laws of Philippines to be strengthened after $81M bank heist Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMoney LaunderingPhilippines May 12, 2016 0In February, hackers managed to steal $101 million from bank accounts in New York for account holders located in Bangladesh....
Quezon City is site for Razon’s second casino Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsPhilippines April 25, 2016 0A P1.9-billion property in Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, is the chosen location for Filipino billionaire,...
Chinese junket operator in Manila reportedly received $30 million from hacked bank account Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsHackingMoney LaunderingPhilippines March 16, 2016 0Details are beginning to emerge in one of the largest cyber bank heists in history with the governor of Bangladesh’s central...
Loopholes in anti-money laundering law will be plugged; Philippine Senate vows Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationMoney LaunderingPhilippines March 13, 2016 1The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will attempt to fix loopholes in the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) on Tuesday when is...