Japanese billionaire Kazou Okada wants top cruise liners to visit the Philippines Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinancePhilippines September 15, 2016 0Japanese billionaire Kazou Okada is focusing on promoting tourism in the Philippines and is currently in talks with two of...
Bloomberry Resorts Corp prevails in tax case Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTaxationFines, Lawsuits & LitigationPhilippines September 6, 2016 0Solaire Resort and Casino owner and operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp (BLOOM.PS) says that the Supreme Court of the Philippines has...
Ongpin renews auction of his PhilWeb shares Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinancePhilippines September 5, 2016 0Plans have been revived by Roberto Ongpin in his efforts to use his shares of the PhilWeb Corporation to try...
Duterte’s heavy hand reaching into the past to shake down Entertainment City operators Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinancePhilippines August 31, 2016 0Four casinos at Entertainment City have been ordered by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to restore a license fee...
Mactan Leisure City to break ground in Philippines January 2017 Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsEconomy/FinancePhilippines August 27, 2016 0Mactan Leisure City, to be located in Lapu-Lapu City, just off Cebu, is scheduled to break ground in January, according...
Analyst doesn’t see Duterte’s heavy hand as a negative for Philippine resort casinos Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsEconomy/FinanceLicensesPhilippines August 26, 2016 0The end result of president Duterte’s crackdown on gambling in the country might not be a concern for the integrated resort casinos...
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...