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Building complex in San Rafael, Bulacan, which has a POGO as its tenant. Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), renamed Internet gaming licensees (IGLs) in October 2023, [1] are firms operating in the Philippines that offer online gambling services to markets outside the country, with a significant portion catering to the Chinese market.
This also coincided with the Chinese government ban of all electronic casinos operating in mainland China. [2] Many POGOs employ Chinese nationals since they speak the same language to the Chinese customers they cater to. [3] PAGCOR has stated that there are no Chinese-owned POGOs, and all POGO foreign licensees have Filipino partner firms. [3]
Online POGO registered firms based in the country include Dafabet which serves the Asia Pacific market. Dafabet SBOBET and other POGOs are often shirt sponsors of football clubs in the United Kingdom in order to circumvent bans on print or social media advertising in Mainland China.
4. Scrabble in Romania. Scrabble is a beloved pastime in the U.S. and around the world, but for a certain period of time, it was an illegal activity in Romania.
Books such as "Charlotte's Web," "Maus," "Animal Farm," and "The Color Purple" have been banned in some schools.
In 1987, "Animal Farm" was one of dozens of books banned in schools in Bay County, Fla. Then 44 parents, students and teachers filed a federal lawsuit, and the school board reversed the decision.
Alabama's SBOE banned the teaching of concepts that impute fault, blame, a tendency to oppress others, or the need to feel guilt or anguish to persons solely because of their race or sex.” [6] Georgia's SBOE banned teaching that "indoctrinates" students. Florida's SBOE prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project. [6]
In 2013, the Chinese Ministry banned Battlefield 4 as they claimed it misrepresented China and was an attempt to "smears China's image". [17] Display of blood in Chinese game industry is strictly limited, if not banned. Before 2019, blood in many games cannot be red. [18] The new ban prohibits the presence of any blood. [19]