Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2021年4月 亞博匯 71 專欄 POGOs could be a strong source of revenue for PAGCOR but they need to be wrangled in the right manner so they can become respectable operations. POGO為PAGCOR而言可以是除了實體賭 場外的一個強勁的收入來源，可是他們需要 被正確地引導，讓他們的生意變成由值得尊 重的營運商和服務供應商所經營的值得尊 重的業務。 brokers and developers. With the bill, a new Anti- Money Laundering Council (AMLC) was created. This task force was formed to help the Philippines avoid sanctions brought on by the Financial Action Task Force, after the market had already been placed on the watch list by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering. Real estate brokers and developers fall into thismix due to the large percentage of space that POGOs occupy within major urban areas of the Philippines. They are second only to the business process operations (BPO) that dominate the real estate landscape throughout Manila and the surrounding areas. Even though there has been a slowdown in office space needs, POGOs are reportedly still covering more than 1.3 million square-meters of space; the market as a whole 在 疫情開始之前，針對菲律賓離岸博彩營運 商(Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator, POGO)的改革就已經展開，當中最顯著的就 是有關合規的事宜，包括作出報告、反洗黑錢 及其他一般運作上的主要範疇。可是，POGO 亦把與管治有關的其他事情牽涉其中，例如偷運人蛇和其他被視 為與POGO有關的齷齪行為等。對於這些事情的改革，將可能幫助 在菲律賓和其他司法管轄區從是次「大停擺」中恢復時塑造出更好 的產品。 在「大停擺」開始時，持有由Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)發出牌照的營運商有51個，但在 經歷改革以及主要針對那些於稅務上落後繼而停業的營運商的掃 蕩後，營運商的數量已大幅減少。截至2021年3月中，營運商的數 目已經跌至38個。同樣的情況亦出現在獲授權的代理及服務提供 者身上，其總數現為138個。 除了拖欠稅款之外，PAGCOR及中央銀行已經知道他們需要