Topic: gambling

Palace backs creation of 'POGO hubs'

Palace backs creation of 'POGO hubs'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 02:56 PM

Malacañang said Thursday it would support the proposal to move offshore gaming operations in self-contained hubs as long as the rights of foreign workers would be upheld. Read more »

Confiscated contraband

Confiscated contraband

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 08:30 PM

Manila Police District (MPD) officers and employees prepare improvised firearms and illegal gambling machines confiscated from Baseco in Port Area in Manila through two weeks of operations. The guns and machines will be presented to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno at the City Hall on Tuesday. Police held a series of operations at the compound following Moreno's orders, with Sunday's raids leaving three suspects dead and 37 arrested on drug-related charges. Read more »

POGO hubs won't limit workers' freedom: PAGCOR chair

POGO hubs won't limit workers' freedom: PAGCOR chair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 06:45 PM

Offshore gaming hubs were not meant to limit the freedom of foreign workers but to offer convenience and protection, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp chairman Andrea Domingo said Thursday, after the Chinese envoy to the Philippines expressed concern over the "self contained" hubs.  Read more »

Facts First: What's going on at PCSO?

Facts First: What's going on at PCSO?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 10:03 AM

In this edition of Facts First, Christian Esguerra breaks down the numbers game in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes office after President Rodrigo Duterte halted some of its operations due to alleged corruption. Read more »

12 arestado sa loteng sa Metro Manila

12 arestado sa loteng sa Metro Manila

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 01:48 PM

Arestado ang 12 katao sa magkakahiwalay na operasyon ng pulisya kontra sugal na loteng sa iba't ibang lugar sa Metro Manila nitong Sabado. Read more »

Lacson: STL might be better abolished

Lacson: STL might be better abolished

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 03:11 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday it might be better for the government to just abolish Small Town Lottery (STL) as its operators failed to remit their real earnings to the government. Read more »

P250 million lost during lotto shutdown: PCSO

P250 million lost during lotto shutdown: PCSO

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 04:41 PM

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is now working to plug leaks in other gaming operations, including a strict audit of the Small Town Lottery (STL), which is suspected of being used as a legal cover for “jueteng.” Read more »

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