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President Duterte reverses PCSO closure decision following inquiry

July 31, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Economy/Finance, Lottery, The Players Lounge, Crime, Philippines

Less than five days after ordering the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to suspend all operations, and Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, has now reversed this decision. According to reports...

Firms plead with President Duterte to reconsider PCSO closure

Adam Morgan

July 30, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Economy/Finance, Lottery, The Players Lounge, Crime, Philippines

Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, has reportedly ordered the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to close every one of its lottery and gaming operations amid allegations that there is ‘massive co...

LRWC secures more cash for planned Philippines expansion

Adam Morgan

July 29, 2019

Bingo, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Economy/Finance, Philippines

In the Philippines and local gaming operator, Leisure and Resorts World Corporation (LRWC), has reportedly announced that it has raised over $86.23 million that it now intends to utilize in order to significant...

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation confirms cruise ship terminal plans

Adam Morgan

July 29, 2019

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

In the Philippines and local casino operator, Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, has reportedly confirmed plans to construct a two-berth cruise ship terminal for its 800-room Solaire Resort and Casino. Fresh su...

Presidential moratorium on new Philippines casinos may be coming to an end

Adam Morgan

July 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Philippines

It looks as if Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte’s 17-month-old moratorium on the building of any new casinos outside of Manila, may soon be coming to an abrupt end. According to a Thursday report from t...

PAGCor disputes Casino Filipino Manila Bay debt allegations

Adam Morgan

July 25, 2019

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

The Philippines' state-owned gaming regulator has reportedly rubbished claims that its Casino Filipino Manila Bay facility had run up aggregated debts of over $41.35 million in the five years to the end of 2018...

Frontier Capital’s newly re-branded Philippines casino to launch on Sunday

Kim M

July 24, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Philippines

After a June soft launch, New South Wales-headquartered casino investor, Frontier Capital Group Ltd (ASX:FCG), reportedly said that on Sunday, July 28, 2019, it will resume gaming operations at its recently reb...

Philippines’ Solaire Resort and Casino to soon feature a cruise ship terminal

Adam Morgan

July 20, 2019

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

In the Philippines, a firm associated with local casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has reportedly unveiled a plan that is to involve the building of a cruise ship terminal near metropolitan Manila’...

Former casino magnate Kazuo Okada loses pair of legal appeals

Adam Morgan

July 19, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud, Philippines

It’s been a bad week for former Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) after GGRAsia reported that the billionaire has lost legal actions in both the Philippines and his home nation concerning his conte...

Philippines regulator establishing pair of iGaming hubs

Adam Morgan

July 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

The head for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly announced that her organization is to encourage all of the Asian nation’s online gaming operators to relocate their...

Megawide Construction Corporation dumps Mactan casino resort plan

Adam Morgan

July 8, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Philippines

Megawide Construction Corporation, in the Philippines, has reportedly abandoned a scheme that was to see it partner with local trading and shipping firm, Udenna Corporation, in order to bring a new casino resor...

D’Heights Resort and Casino initiates gaming operations in the Philippines

Adam Morgan

July 5, 2019

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Casino openings, Philippines

In the Philippines and the Clark Freeport Zone of northern Luzon is now reportedly home to six casinos following yesterday’s soft launch of gaming operations inside the D’Heights Resort and Casino. Future ex...

Philippines benefitting from Chinese offshore gambling boom

Adam Morgan

July 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Philippines

The Philippines is reportedly expected to record aggregated gross gambling revenues of around $4.1 billion this year due in large part to an increase in the popularity of online gambling among mainland Chinese ...

Inaugural G2E Asia @ Philippines extravaganza coming to Manila in December

Adam Morgan

June 24, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Conferences / Trade Shows, Philippines

After last month welcoming over 16,000 visitors to the 13th annual edition of it Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia extravaganza and Reed Exhibitions China Limited has now reportedly announced that it will be holdin...

Resorts World Manila to re-open shuttered second-floor casino in July

Adam Morgan

June 18, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, New Hotels, Economy/Finance, Philippines

Local Philippines casino operator, Travellers International Hotel Group Incorporated, has reportedly announced that it will be re-opening the shuttered second floor of its Resorts World Manila property from nex...

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President Duterte reverses PCSO closure decision following inquiry

Firms plead with President Duterte to reconsider PCSO closure

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation confirms cruise ship terminal plans

Presidential moratorium on new Philippines casinos may be coming to an end

PAGCor disputes Casino Filipino Manila Bay debt allegations

Frontier Capital’s newly re-branded Philippines casino to launch on Sunday

Philippines’ Solaire Resort and Casino to soon feature a cruise ship terminal

Former casino magnate Kazuo Okada loses pair of legal appeals

Philippines regulator establishing pair of iGaming hubs

Megawide Construction Corporation dumps Mactan casino resort plan

D’Heights Resort and Casino initiates gaming operations in the Philippines

Philippines benefitting from Chinese offshore gambling boom

Inaugural G2E Asia @ Philippines extravaganza coming to Manila in December

Resorts World Manila to re-open shuttered second-floor casino in July

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