POGO scheme cuts number of legal Philippines online providers to “under 200”: Domingo
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR says it has cut the number of platform providers offering services to online gaming operators to “a little under 200” under its Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) scheme. Speaking to reporters in Manila this week, PAGCOR...
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Play’n GO granted Philippines authorization by PAGCOR
Online games developer Play’n GO has been authorized by gaming regulator PAGCOR to provide software to the Philippines market. In an announcement on Wednesday, Play’n GO said the authorization establishes it as a supplier of choice in regulated markets, giving...
Japan’s “Casino King” Kazuo Okada and his HK$7 million YouTube giveaway
Formerly acclaimed as a millionaire list top dog and known as Japan’s “Casino King”, Kazuo Okada has embarked on an extraordinary social media strategy to get himself reinstated as Chairman of the company he founded, pachislot manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp....
Okada Manila continues upward GGR climb in February
Philippines integrated resort operator Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc (TRLEI) has reported gross gaming revenue of Php2.38 billion (US$45.2 million) at Okada Manila in February, a year-on-year increase of 73% over the same month in 2018. The increase included...
PAGCOR reveals substantial POGO revenue rise in 2018 as enforcement role defended
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has revealed that its Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) scheme contributed revenue of Php7.365 billion (US$139.3 million) in 2018 – almost double the amount contributed in the previous year. The figures were produced as part of...
Frontier Capital Group to reopen Philippines casino
Australian-listed Frontier Capital Group (FCG) says it will resume operations at Casablanca Casino, located within the Clark Freeport Zone in the Philippines, after confirming it has the necessary funds to settle a Php225 million PAGCOR escrow payment. FCG completed a...
Quezon City targeting entry fee for new Solaire casino despite looming PAGCOR court challenge
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has promised to challenge Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR in court over the city’s planned implementation of a gambling regulatory ordinance that would include an entrance fee for locals. The ordinance and entry fee form part...
Quezon City to pass gambling ordinance for Bloomberry’s second Solaire
The mayor of Manila’s Quezon City, Joy Belmonte, has revealed that her government will pass a gambling regulatory ordinance ahead of construction work getting underway on Bloomberry Resorts Corporation’s second Solaire-branded casino. Speaking with the Philippines Inquirer late last week, Belmont,...
