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IAG OCT 2022年10月 亞博匯 20 PAGCOR ORDERS KAZUO OKADA GROUP OUT OF OKADA MANILA PAGCOR 命令岡田和生 派系離開馬尼拉 THE TIGER RESORT ASIA LIMITED (TRAL) -backed board is back in control of Okada Manila operator Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc (TRLEI), with Byron Yip reinstated as President and CEO, following an order from Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR. In the latest twist in the ongoing saga of Okada Manila’s ownership, PAGCOR issued the Kazuo Okada-led board of TRLEI with a “cease and desist” order and directed them to vacate the casino at Okada Manila in order to reinstate the previous board. The reclamation of control by the TRAL-backed board comes three months after a group led by Kazuo Okada forcibly took control of Okada Manila in late May, which followed a Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO) issued by the Supreme Court demanding the board of TRLEI be restored to its composition in 2017, before the dispute between Universal and Mr Okada that led to him being frozen out. Days before the return of control to TRAL, an opinion was issued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) secretary which appeared to frown upon the actions of the Kazuo Okada faction in taking control of the property in late May. In scenes starkly similar to those witnessed at Okada Manila in May, a group of around 50 people apparently representing the TRAL-backed board, all wearing red caps and white shirts, stormed the property accompanied by members of the Philippine National Police and PAGCOR representatives. The property was briefly locked down and guests required to stay in their rooms during the commotion, which saw the group clash with security. 菲律賓博彩監管機構PAGCOR 下令，由Tiger ResortAsiaLimited(TRAL)公司支持的董事會 重新接管了岡田馬尼拉的運營商Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc (TRLEI)， Byron Yip亦恢復為總裁兼首席執行官。 此事為岡田馬尼拉控制權爭奪大戰的最 新進展。PAGCOR此前向岡田和生派系發出 停止令，並要求他們離開岡田馬尼拉的賭場， 由之前的董事會接管。 三個月前，以岡田和生為首的派系於5月 底強行佔領了岡田馬尼拉。在那之前，菲律賓 最高院曾發佈原狀令。若得到執行，則TRLEI 董事會的組成將恢復至2017年日本環球娛樂 公司與岡田和生發生糾紛之前的組成。 就在交接進行的前幾日，菲律賓司法部 部長發表意見，對岡田和生派系於5月下旬控 制該物業的行為表示不滿。 之後，約50人代振TRAL支持的董事會並 身著紅色帽子和白襯衫，在菲律賓國家警察和 PAGCOR成員的陪同下進入了該物業，與5月 時期該物業被強佔的場景極為相似。 交接期間物業被短暫封鎖，有客人被要 求留在自己的房間內，並因此與保安發生衝 突。