Inside Asian Gaming

IAG AUG 2019年8月 亞博匯 15 NEW PHILIPPINES GAMING HUBS TO HOUSE POGOS AND THEIR WORKERS 首批菲律賓離岸博彩中心 獲批設立，以規範管理離 岸博彩運營公司及其員工 ASIAN -based online gaming giant Oriental Group has been given the green light by gaming regulator PAGCOR to develop two hubs for the purpose of hosting accredited Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The hubs – one based in Clark and the other in Cavite – will not only house the offices of accredited POGOs but also workers’ residences and relevant government agencies. The idea is to make it easier for PAGCOR to regulate the online gaming industry. PAGCOR chair Andrea Domingo revealed that POGOs who relocated to one of these two new gaming hubs would be rewarded with five-year licenses rather than the usual three. “We are making business more comfortable and easier for the operators by now licensing POGO hubs,” she said. “Since it’s easier for us to regulate when they are in hubs, then there are some special privileges there like five-year licenses.” The Clark hub, covering an area of around 10 hectares, is already operational and will be able to accommodate 5,000 workers once at full capacity. The Cavite hub, which will cost Oriental Game Php8 billion (US$156 million) to build, will cover 20 hectares and house 20,000 workers. Domingo said that PAGCOR expects to receive around Php8 billion in revenue from POGO operators in 2019, up from Php7.37 billion last year. 總部 於亞洲的網絡博彩公司巨頭東方集團（Oriental Group）日前 已經獲得菲律賓博彩監管機構PAGCOR批准，將設立兩個中心用 以託管菲律賓政府許可的離岸博彩運營商(POGOs)。 這兩個中心分別位於克拉克（Clark）及甲米地（Cavite），不僅 將為獲許可的POGOs提供辦公場所，也將為其工人及相關政府機 構提供辦公場地。這種做法是為了讓PAGCOR更易於管理監督該 行業。 PAGCOR的主席Andrea Domingo在出席菲律賓首屆Phil- Asian Gaming Expo開幕式上對媒體表示，遷至該兩個博彩中心 任一的POGOs將獲得五年牌照，而非他處通常的三年。 她稱，「通過授權POGO中心，營運商們的業務會變得更為方 便及舒適。」 「由於當他們集中在中心的時候，更便於我們進行監管，所 以在那裡會有一些特殊的鼓勵政策，比如給予五年的牌照。」 克拉克市離岸博彩中心的首期工程佔地10公頃，可容納5000 名員工，目前已經投入運作。而耗資80億比索（1.56億美元）在甲 米地市興建的離岸博彩中心將佔地20公頃，可容納兩萬名員工。 Domingo同時表示，PAGCOR預計2019年將從POGO運營商 處獲得約80億比索的收入，高於去年的73.7億比索。