Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2023年5月 亞博匯 51 專欄 The Philippines has a unique issue related to PAGCOR, which is both the gaming regulator and the operator of some 41 gaming facilities across the country. The APG and FATF have noted that this dual role is inconsistent and creates a conflict of interest. The Philippine government now seems to recognize this, and recent media reports suggest there are serious efforts to privatize the PAGCOR casinos. ONLINE GAMING Online gaming, attributable in large part to the layers of Junket operations in any casino are seen as a red flag by law enforcement and the FATF. 在任何賭場裏，中介業務對於執法機構及 FATF而言，都是一個需要警戒的部份。 player anonymity provided by online sites combined with the sheer number of sites available, has proven to be a largely challenge-free environment for money laundering. Individuals can launder large sums of money by wagering them, or mischaracterizing them as wagering, as part of a “gambling transaction” and then collecting the payout as an alleged win. Because no physical money actually changes hands, it is difficult for law enforcement to follow the flow of funds. The online gaming sites 在菲律賓就有一個關於PAGCOR的獨 特問題，因為它既是監管機構，亦在該國營 運約41個博彩設施。APG和FATF都曾經提 到，如此需要擔任兩個角色，會達致不協 調，而且也會製造利益衝突。政府現在似乎 已經意識到這個問題。最近的傳媒報道也顯 示，該國正努力，希望私有化PAGCOR的 娛樂場。 網上博彩 網上博彩很大程度上由於博彩網站容 許玩家匿名，以及現存博彩網站的龐大數 量，為洗黑錢帶來了一個基本上沒有任何阻 礙的溫床。個別人士可以透過下注來清洗大 筆金錢，或把黑錢包裝成注碼，令到整個過 程變成一個博彩交易，然後通過所謂的派彩 來再次取得該筆資金。由於整個過程中，