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Bloomberry Develops Third Solaire Resort in Cavite in the Philippines

The casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp., owned by casino mogul Enrique Razon, announced the development of the third casino project upon the launch of its Solaire Resort North in Quezon City in the Philipp...

Philippine Senator Recommends Banning POGOs Within 3 Months

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means, recommended the country's government to officially shut down Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are ...

AMLC Study Reveals Unknown Number Of Phillipine Junket Operators’ Failure to Report Suspicious Transactions

The Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has officially released a study on suspicious transactions connected with casino junkets, which revealed many examples of junket operators who didn’t report c...
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Deal with PH Resorts Group Terminated by Bloomberry Resorts Corp

It was announced on Wednesday that Solaire Resort’s parent company, Bloomberry Resorts Corp, terminated the deal related to acquiring a stake in integrated resort developments in Cebu and Clark, owned by PH Res...

Philippine Gross Gaming Revenue Grew by 91 Percent in 2022 Over the Previous Year

The Philippine casino sector continued growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 to generate almost PHP56.01 billion (US$1.02 billion) in gross gaming revenue (GGR) as of December 31. This level exceeds the third qu...

Local Demand Drove Bloomberry To 84% yearly GGR Growth in 4Q22

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, a gaming, entertainment, tourism and hotel holding company based in Phillipines, has publicly announced a net profit of Php1.1 billion, which is approximately 20.0 million US dol...

Universal Entertainment Reaches US$87 Million Profit in 2022 Driven by Phillipine Vertical Recovery

Universal Entertainment Corp (UE), a leading Japanese casino corporation, achieved an US$86.5 million profit for the last year ending on 31 December 2022 after a loss amounting to US$144 million sustained in 20...

PAGCOR Gaming Revenue Increases 69% to US$1 Billion in 2022

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, the Philippine gaming regulator, publicly announced a 68.7% increase in revenue from gaming operations to Php 55.1 billion, which is approximately 1.0 bi...
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Pagcor Interrogated Regarding Crimes of the POGOs Auditor

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ revenues had to be monitored by the third-party auditor, and it’s not uncommon - but what is surprising is that the third-party auditor doesn’t possess the business permit....

Travel restrictions ahead of Chinese New Year impact Chinese gambling destinations

Beijing states that various countries are ''taking discriminatory entry restriction measures targeting China” after the country saw a rapid decline in COVID-19 cases and opened up to foreign countries. Chinese ...