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Pagcor continues to reject PhilWeb Corp’s push for a license renewal

September 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Philippines

The Philippines President Rodrigo R. Duterte has launched an aggressive campaign to crack down on drug trafficking and clean up the gambling industry in the county. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporati...

Duterte’s heavy hand reaching into the past to shake down Entertainment City operators

Sadonna Price

August 31, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

Four casinos at Entertainment City have been ordered by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to restore a license fee cut that was given by the previous administration. Four gaming venues will now have to ...

Commission finds five PAGCOR officials liable for lease of non-existent property

Kim M

August 30, 2016

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

Cristino L. Naguiat Jr., former chief executive of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), along with five PAGCOR officers, have been found liable by the Commission on Audit (COA) for P234 million...

PAGCOR casinos to be sold by government

Kim M

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...

Mactan Leisure City to break ground in Philippines January 2017

Lars Jones

August 27, 2016

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

Mactan Leisure City, to be located in Lapu-Lapu City, just off Cebu, is scheduled to break ground in January, according to a report filed by Calata Corp. (CAL) with the Philippines stock exchange Friday. The pr...

Analyst doesn’t see Duterte’s heavy hand as a negative for Philippine resort casinos

Lars Jones

August 26, 2016

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

The end result of president Duterte's crackdown on gambling in the country might not be a concern for the integrated resort casinos in Manila and Entertainment City. A recent report in GGRAsia quotes CLSA Ltd ...

Resorts World Manila to open new Marriot Hotel wing in September as part of its phase three roll-out

Renee Kingsley

August 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Philippines

Genting Hong Kong Ltd (hk:678) partnered with the Alliance Global Group Inc in the Philippines to form the Travellers International Hotel Group Inc which is the company that operates Resorts World Manila, situ...

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...

Philippines Finance Secretary says government wants Pagcor out of the casino business

Kim M

August 24, 2016

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

It is the opinion of the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) that the country’s gaming regulator, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), should operate only in a regulatory capacity and allow ...

Calata Corporation partners up for new Mactan Leisure City integrated casino resort

Adam Morgan

August 23, 2016

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

Philippines farming products distributor Calata Corporation has announced plans to team up with American firm Sino-America Gaming Investment Group and British Virgin Islands-registered Macau Resources Group Lim...

Ongpin makes last ditch effort made to save Philweb

Sadonna Price

August 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Philippines

A final effort has been made by Roberto Ongpin to save the employees of Philweb Corp., a Philippine company that just recently received the news that they will not be seeing thA final effort has been made by Ro...

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...

Resorts World Manila operator reports $13.7 million profit in second quarter and confirms expansion plans

Renee Kingsley

August 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Financial Press Releases, Philippines

The Alliance Global Group in the Philippines and Genting Bhd in Malaysia created a joint venture company called the Travellers International Hotel which was responsible for operating the Resorts World Manila ca...

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Pagcor continues to reject PhilWeb Corp’s push for a license renewal

Duterte’s heavy hand reaching into the past to shake down Entertainment City operators

Commission finds five PAGCOR officials liable for lease of non-existent property

PAGCOR casinos to be sold by government

Mactan Leisure City to break ground in Philippines January 2017

Analyst doesn’t see Duterte’s heavy hand as a negative for Philippine resort casinos

Resorts World Manila to open new Marriot Hotel wing in September as part of its phase three roll-out

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

Philippines Finance Secretary says government wants Pagcor out of the casino business

Calata Corporation partners up for new Mactan Leisure City integrated casino resort

Ongpin makes last ditch effort made to save Philweb

Philippine regulator takes aim at electronic bingo

PhilWeb Corporation shares offered to Philippines government

Philippine regulator unlikely to reverse PhilWeb Corporation decision

Resorts World Manila operator reports $13.7 million profit in second quarter and confirms expansion plans

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