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January 19, 2017 0

In the Philippines, authorities have reportedly begun deporting more than 1,000 Chinese nationals that were allegedly found to have been...

Philippines DOJ investigates allegations of Small Town Lottery tax evasion, begins online casino crackdown

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January 16, 2017 0

Following investigations into lapses in the payment of taxes in small town lottery (STL) in the Philippines, the Department of...

Share sale of PhilWeb founder approved by Philippine regulators

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January 9, 2017 0

Philippine operator of online casino games at land-based digital terminals, PhilWeb, was given an official approval by the Philippine Securities and...

Philippine President sets conditions (or trap) for Lam’s return

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January 3, 2017 0

Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has changed his mind regarding the imprisonment of Chinese casino magnate Jack Lam and has...

Interpol possibly involved in November Philippine call center raid

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January 2, 2017 0

In Singapore, the Straights Times print edition reported on December 31 that The International Criminal Police Organization ICPO or INTERPOL,...

Casino operations start December 30th for Okada Manila

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December 29, 2016 1

Yesterday, the Okada Manila gaming resort of the Philippines announced that casino operations would officially launch at 7pm on December...

Okada wants to branch out and make Philippines the ‘next Hawaii’

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December 28, 2016 0

The man behind the soon to open US$2.4 billion Okada Manila, Japanese pachinko tycoon Kazuo Okada, is looking to expand...

Okada Manila files provisional PAGCOR license with Tokyo Stock Exchange

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December 27, 2016 0

Universal Entertainment Inc., (6425:Tokyo) was granted a provisional license for their Okada Manila casino resort on December 16 with an...

PhilWeb to ‘compete’ for eGames license, process expedited

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December 27, 2016 0

PhilWeb Corp., the software provider to 268 eGames internet cafes in the Philippines, filed a report with the stock exchange...

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

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December 24, 2016 0

Yesterday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) walked back a statement from the country’s president that indicated all online...

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

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December 22, 2016 0

See update below In a sweeping move seen as the reversal of an earlier pledge to allow online gambling operations...

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

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December 22, 2016 0

Japanese casino magnate, entrepreneur, and chairman of Universal Entertainment Corporation, Kazuo Okada, says that the gambling market in the Philippines...