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Business improves for Philippines casino operator

July 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

The Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation has released its financial results for the first six months of 2016 showing a 2.5% increase year-on-year in net income to $51.9 million. The state-owned firm o...

Japanese Casino Tycoon Okada wants opportunity to develop airports in the Philippines

Renee Kingsley

July 21, 2016

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

Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada is chairman for Universal Entertainment Corp and for its Philippines subsidiary Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc which owns and will run the Okada Manila casino reso...

Manila Bay Resort to be called Okada Manila; $4b to be invested

Kim M

July 20, 2016

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

The official property name of Entertainment City’s most recent and largest integrated resort and casino in Parañaque (Metro Manila) in the Philippines is Okada Manila, announced developer Tiger Resort Leisure a...

Government officials and employees banned from casinos in the Philippines

Kim M

July 18, 2016

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

Andrea Domingo, recently appointed CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR), has been ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte to strictly implement Presidential Decree No. 1067-B, which along with ...

PhilWeb granted interim one month online license; Stocks continue to fall

Lars Jones

July 11, 2016

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

Philippines state gambling regulator PAGCOR, has allowed a month to month license renewal for online gaming operator PhilWeb. Share prices for the Realtime Gaming Asia (RTG) e-gaming station provider were down ...

Philippines casino operator owes over $327 million in unpaid tax

Adam Morgan

July 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Philippines

An investigation from the state-run Commission On Audit (COA) has reportedly found that the Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation owes the government just over $327 million as a result of an under-remitta...

New Senate bill in the Philippines looks to crack down on money laundering in casinos

Renee Kingsley

July 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Macau, Philippines

Legislators in the Philippines are looking to introduce a new bill aimed at imposing tighter regulations on money laundering activities in the country. The new bill targets the casino industry via the Anti-Mone...

New legislation could force Philippine casinos to follow strict anti-money laundering guidelines

Kim M

July 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Philippines

If new legislation introduced into the House of Representatives of the Philippines this week is successful, it could subject local casinos to strict anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. House Bill 14 wa...

Pagcor temporarily halts online gaming licenses; trading suspension requested by PhilWeb

Kim M

July 5, 2016

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

Following newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow last week to stop the proliferation of online gambling in the Philippines, the country’s gaming regulator, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR),...

New president of the Philippines vows to stop online gambling

Adam Morgan

July 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Philippines

Only hours after being sworn in as the country’s 16th President at a ceremony on Thursday, Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to stop the proliferation of online gambling in the Philippines and revoke existing licences....

Thunderbird Resorts And Casinos expanding Poro Point

Adam Morgan

June 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Philippines

Thunderbird Resorts And Casinos has broke ground on an expansion project for its Poro Point casino resort in the Philippines that will see the seaside development add 47 new villas as well as a pair of food and...

Philippine government needs to shore up its tourist game; Melco

Kim M

June 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

The Philippines has a long way to go when it comes to competing with the rest of the Asian Pacific region for tourism dollars and the City of Dreams Manila casino’s Melco Crown Philippines says that attracting ...

Travellers delay Entertainment City casino opening date

Sadonna Price

June 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Philippines

Entertainment City is a gaming zone located in Manila where several venues including casinos, resorts and entertainment options are being developed. The Travellers International Hotel Group is working on creati...

Philippines judge suspended over search warrant allegations

Adam Morgan

June 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Philippines

The Supreme Court Of The Philippines has suspended regional trial court judge Zaldy Docena for six months and ordered an investigation into allegations he indiscriminately issued search warrants. Docena was ...

Travellers International Hotel Group spending big in Manila

Adam Morgan

June 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Philippines

Travellers International Hotel Group has announced that it intends to spend up to $216.8 million this year in order to complete construction on the second and third phases of its Resorts World Manila developmen...

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Business improves for Philippines casino operator

Japanese Casino Tycoon Okada wants opportunity to develop airports in the Philippines

Manila Bay Resort to be called Okada Manila; $4b to be invested

Government officials and employees banned from casinos in the Philippines

PhilWeb granted interim one month online license; Stocks continue to fall

Philippines casino operator owes over $327 million in unpaid tax

New Senate bill in the Philippines looks to crack down on money laundering in casinos

New legislation could force Philippine casinos to follow strict anti-money laundering guidelines

Pagcor temporarily halts online gaming licenses; trading suspension requested by PhilWeb

New president of the Philippines vows to stop online gambling

Thunderbird Resorts And Casinos expanding Poro Point

Philippine government needs to shore up its tourist game; Melco

Travellers delay Entertainment City casino opening date

Philippines judge suspended over search warrant allegations

Travellers International Hotel Group spending big in Manila

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