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Widus Hotel and Casino announces receipt of ‘regular gaming license’

September 6, 2019

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In the Philippines and the operator behind the Widus Hotel and Casino has reportedly announced that the property has been granted a ‘regular gaming license’ by the nation’s Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp...

Philippines regulator issues pair of new iGaming licenses

Adam Morgan

August 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

The state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly issued licenses to a pair of online gaming operators less than a week after implementing a temporary freeze on the pro...

PAGCor annual gaming revenues expected to top $1.4 billion next year

Adam Morgan

August 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

In the Philippines and a senior official with the nation’s state-owned casino operator has reportedly announced that he expects his organization’s cumulative annual revenues from gaming to reach almost $1.41 bi...

China calls on the Philippines to ‘ban all online gambling’

Adam Morgan

August 22, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, China, Online gambling regulation, Technology, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing, Philippines

Ahead of a planned meeting between the leaders of the two nations later this month and China has reportedly urged the Philippines to ‘ban all online gambling’ including those licensed operations that are being ...

Philippines gambling regulator stops accepting iGaming license applications

Adam Morgan

August 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

The head of the nation’s gambling regulator in the Philippines has reportedly announced that the authority has stopped accepting license applications that give domestic iGaming firms the ability to offer their ...

President Duterte reverses PCSO closure decision following inquiry

Adam Morgan

July 31, 2019

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling 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, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino 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

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, 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

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino 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...

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Widus Hotel and Casino announces receipt of ‘regular gaming license’

Philippines regulator issues pair of new iGaming licenses

PAGCor annual gaming revenues expected to top $1.4 billion next year

China calls on the Philippines to ‘ban all online gambling’

Philippines gambling regulator stops accepting iGaming license applications

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

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