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Philweb ready to acquire 15 e-Game cafes from Pagcor

March 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

According to a Wednesday filing with the Philippines Stock Exchange, Philweb Corp. (PSE:WEB) is looking to acquire 15 e-Games cafes from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) by tendering 7.5 mill...

Light at the end of the tunnel for PhilWeb Corporation

Adam Morgan

November 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

In the Philippines, online games developer PhilWeb Corporation will reportedly soon be given permission to re-open 131 e-Games-branded gaming parlors across the nation following a re-think by the Philippine Amu...

PhilWeb Corporation hopes to secure e-Games licenses by year’s end

Adam Morgan

November 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Philippines

After announcing last month that it intends to “reapply” for licenses to operate its network of e-Games-branded parlors, Philippines online games developer PhilWeb Corporation has now reportedly revealed that i...

PhilWeb Corporation intends to “reapply” for operating licenses

Adam Morgan

October 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

In the Philippines, online games developer PhilWeb Corporation has reportedly announced that it intends to “reapply” for licenses to operate its network of e-Games parlors. According to a report from GGRAsia...

PAGCOR casinos to be sold by government

K Morrison

August 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

In order to raise money to support the P3.4-trillion national budget for 2017, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) casinos will be sold by the government. PAGCOR chairperson and one-time Pampang...

Philippines: Pagcor to issue online gambling permits with six months initial validity

Renee Kingsley

August 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Philippines

Pagcor, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation who owns and operates casinos and delegates land based casino licenses in the most populated areas of the country, may be getting into the online gambling...

Philippine regulator takes aim at electronic bingo

Adam Morgan

August 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Licenses, Philippines

After earlier announcing that it would not be renewing the license of online games developer PhilWeb Corporation, the Philippine gaming regulator is now reportedly taking aim at the electronic bingo sector. ...

PhilWeb Corporation shares offered to Philippines government

Adam Morgan

August 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Philippines

The majority shareholder of Philippine online games developer PhilWeb Corporation has offered to donate most of his stake to the nation’s gaming regulator in an effort to save the firm and safeguard the jobs of...

Philippine regulator unlikely to reverse PhilWeb Corporation decision

Adam Morgan

August 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Philippines

Hopes of salvaging the future of Philippine "online" games developer PhilWeb Corporation seem to be at an end after the nation’s regulator revealed that it was not likely to reconsider an earlier decision not t...

Roberto Ongpin auctioning his controlling stake in PhilWeb Corporation

Adam Morgan

August 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Philippines

In a latch ditch effort to save Philippine online games developer PhilWeb Corporation, businessman Roberto Ongpin has announced that he will be holding an auction for the 53.76% stake he holds in the enterprise...

PhilWeb Corporation begins winding up operations

Adam Morgan

August 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Philippines

After the government announced plans earlier this month that could see it revoke up to 626 further online gaming licenses, Philippines online games developer PhilWeb Corporation has revealed that it has begun w...