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Okada Manila files provisional PAGCOR license with Tokyo Stock Exchange

December 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Licenses, Philippines

Universal Entertainment Inc., (6425:Tokyo) was granted a provisional license for their Okada Manila casino resort on December 16 with an effective date of December 21, according to a report filed with the Tokyo...

PhilWeb to ‘compete’ for eGames license, process expedited

Lars Jones

December 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Licensing, Philippines

PhilWeb Corp., the software provider to 268 eGames internet cafes in the Philippines, filed a report with the stock exchange there, published today noting that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) ...

Pagcor to control all online gambling licenses, clarifies Duterte ‘closures’

Lars Jones

December 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Taxation, Licensing, Philippines

Yesterday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) walked back a statement from the country's president that indicated all online gaming operators would be put out of business with no exceptions. And...

Philippines President Duterte axes all online gambling in the country, or maybe not

Lars Jones

December 22, 2016

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

See update below In a sweeping move seen as the reversal of an earlier pledge to allow online gambling operations in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the plug pulled on all online gambl...

Singapore casino market to be overshadowed by Philippines, according to Okada

Alex Lanter

December 22, 2016

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

Japanese casino magnate, entrepreneur, and chairman of Universal Entertainment Corporation, Kazuo Okada, says that the gambling market in the Philippines could eventually overshadow Singapore, Bloomberg reports...

Okada Manila to hold preview today: Updated

Sadonna Price

December 21, 2016

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

Today marks a ‘preview period’ for the Okada Manila, the newest gaming and entertainment resort to be located in the Philippines. The public will be able to take part in offerings provided by the venue beginnin...

Philippines president orders Jack Lam’s assets seized

Sadonna Price

December 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Tax Evasion, Taxation, Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, has ordered that all gaming assets of Jack Lam Yin Lok be seized. This order was issued after Lam allegedly failed to pay the correct taxes. Local media is rep...

Okada Manila to open next Wednesday

Lars Jones

December 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, New Hotels, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Philippines

The Philippines' largest integrated resort property, Okada Manila, will offer a soft launch and preview on December 21 with $2.4 billion invested so far in the anticipated $5 billion, 44-hactare (over 100 acre)...

Philippines casino operator calls for changes to Chinese visa policy

Adam Morgan

December 13, 2016

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

The boss for Philippines casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has reportedly suggested that his government should adopt a visa-on-arrival policy for visitors from mainland China instead of requiring s...

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation interested in opening a casino in Japan

Adam Morgan

December 13, 2016

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

Philippines casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has reportedly revealed that it would be interested in opening a facility in Japan should proposed enabling legislation make it through the nation’s up...

PAGCOR responds to UNLAD lawsuit and asserts authority to be online gambling overseer

Renee Kingsley

December 11, 2016

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

The Union for National Development and Good Governance-Philippines (UNLAD-Philippines) filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court on November 7 against the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) stati...

Bloomberry to retain Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino

Lars Jones

December 9, 2016

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines, South Korea

Bloomberry Resorts Corp. will not be conveying their Jeju Sun Hotel and Casino property to the Iao Kun Group after the latter failed to secure financing for the deal. While confirming that the property had been...

Okada Manila set to open December 21

Sadonna Price

December 9, 2016

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

The $2.4 billion integrated casino known as Okada Manila is prepared to open in just a few weeks on 21 December. The venue is owned by businessman Antonio Cojuangco and Japanese business mogul Kazuo Okada. It w...

Anti-corruption group challenges online authority of Philippines regulator

Adam Morgan

December 8, 2016

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

In the Philippines, an anti-corruption group has filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional right of the Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation to issue online gaming licenses...

Anti-Money Laundering Council of the Philippines hopes to recover Bangladesh stolen funds

Sadonna Price

December 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

The Anti-Money Laundering Council or AMLC is working to recover $81 million that was stolen last February. The Philippine based group is prepping civil forfeiture cases in order to gain back the funds that were...

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Okada Manila files provisional PAGCOR license with Tokyo Stock Exchange

PhilWeb to ‘compete’ for eGames license, process expedited

Pagcor to control all online gambling licenses, clarifies Duterte ‘closures’

Philippines President Duterte axes all online gambling in the country, or maybe not

Singapore casino market to be overshadowed by Philippines, according to Okada

Okada Manila to hold preview today: Updated

Philippines president orders Jack Lam’s assets seized

Okada Manila to open next Wednesday

Philippines casino operator calls for changes to Chinese visa policy

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation interested in opening a casino in Japan

PAGCOR responds to UNLAD lawsuit and asserts authority to be online gambling overseer

Bloomberry to retain Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino

Okada Manila set to open December 21

Anti-corruption group challenges online authority of Philippines regulator

Anti-Money Laundering Council of the Philippines hopes to recover Bangladesh stolen funds

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