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...
PAGCOR casinos to be sold by government Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLicensesMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsPhilippines August 29, 2016 0In order to raise money to support the P3.4-trillion national budget for 2017, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) casinos...
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...
Philippines: Pagcor to issue online gambling permits with six months initial validity Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationOnline gambling regulationPhilippines August 24, 2016 0Pagcor, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation who owns and operates casinos and delegates land based casino licenses in the most...
Philippines Finance Secretary says government wants Pagcor out of the casino business Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationPhilippines August 24, 2016 0It is the opinion of the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) that the country’s gaming regulator, Philippine Amusement and Gaming...
PAGCOR now looking into CEZA-licensed online operators Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPhilippines August 12, 2016 0The online gambling woes continue in the Philippines as operators may not be safe from the efforts to ban the...
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...
PAGCOR stirs social media debate over new five star hotel and casino development in Manila Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsLicensesPhilippines July 22, 2016 0The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) had put out a request for proposal back in 2014 to open out...
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...
Pagcor temporarily halts online gaming licenses; trading suspension requested by PhilWeb Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationEconomy/FinanceLicensesPhilippines July 5, 2016 0Following newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow last week to stop the proliferation of online gambling in the Philippines, the...
Graft charges filed against former PAGCOR officials Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCrimePhilippines June 6, 2016 0A 2011 complaint filed by the Philippine Swimming League has led to graft charges being filed on Friday by the...
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...
Andrea Domingo appointed new head of PAGCOR Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPhilippines May 19, 2016 0President-elect Rodrigo Duterte announced on Tuesday that he had selected Andrea Domingo to head the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation...
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....