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Last month, the Chinese embassy in Manila said it appealed to the Philippines to ban POGO “to root out this social ill,” adding it had assisted Philippine authorities in shutting down five ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines gaming regulator will cancel the licenses of offshore gambling firms, most of them Chinese owned, and will work with law enforcement agencies to completely stamp ...
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.
The police raid occurred at a barbed wired blue walled complex of seven buildings linked to Xinchuang Network Technology. The compound situated along Alabang-Zapote Road in Barangay Almanza Uno in Las Piñas, Metro Manila [1] is colloquially known as "Hong Tai".
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]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations, accusing them of venturing into crimes, including ...
March 13 – A raid by security forces on a POGO suspected of criminal activities in Bamban, Tarlac leads to the rescue of 871 individuals inside, including 371 Filipinos and 432 Chinese nationals, [58] and an investigation into the origins and possible involvement of the town's mayor, Alice Guo from May 2024. [59]
China issued a rare compliment to the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Marcos accused some of venturing into crimes including financial scams, human trafficking ...