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5 Koreans arrested for illegal gambling operations

Donna Lavares, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 09:01 AM

Agents of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region-7 arrested five Korean nationals in two separate raids Wednesday night for operating an illegal online gambling ring. Read more »

Oakley arrested in Las Vegas for cheat attempt: reports

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 13 11:32 AM

Former NBA star Charles Oakley has been arrested in Las Vegas for attempting to cheat while gambling, U.S. reports said Thursday.    Read more »

Six arrested in Vietnam over online betting ring

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 04:25 PM

HANOI, Vietnam - Six people have been arrested in Vietnam for running an online betting ring based on a server in the Philippines that had attracted thousands of gamblers, state media reported Monday. Read more »

Duterte says he’ll keep ‘jueteng’ for now

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 06:55 PM

“At least umiikot ‘yung pera." Read more »

Caught on video: Man tortured by loan shark syndicate

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 12:48 AM

A cellphone video taken by members of a loan shark syndicate showed how they tortured a man who owed them money, police said Wednesday.   Read more »

Bloomberry completing requirements for QC casino: PAGCOR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 03:12 PM

Bloomberry Resorts is completing requirements for its casino project in Quezon City, which was opposed by some residents and Church groups, the country's gaming regulator said Wednesday. Read more »

5 tiklo sa droga sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 05:36 AM

Apat na lalaki at isang babae ang mga naaresto na pawang mga residente sa lugar. Read more »

Duterte fires OGCC chief over casino permit

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:38 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Government Corporate Counsel Rudolf Philip Jurado for supposedly overstepping the bounds of his authority in connection with the granting of a 75-year-old permit to a casino operator. Read more »

16 timbog sa magkakahiwalay na drug ops sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 09:14 PM

Arestado ang 16 indibidwal sa ikinasang drug operation ng mga pulis sa iba't-ibang lugar sa Quezon City.   Read more »

5 katao arestado sa pagsusugal

Berchan Angchay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 12:41 PM

DAVAO CITY – Limang magkakapitbahay ang arestado matapos na mahuli sa aktong nagsusugal sa Waling Street, Barangay Wilfredo Aquino, Agdao, Huwebes ng gabi.  Read more »

Amorous couples, sex workers publicly whipped in Indonesia's Aceh

Agence France-Press
Updated as of Apr 20 05:25 PM

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A group of amorous couples and alleged sex workers were publicly whipped for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia's Aceh Friday, just a week after the province pledged to move the widely condemned practice indoors. Read more »

PNP-IAS orders lifestyle check on cop caught inside casino

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 12:01 AM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) has ordered a lifestyle check on Supt. Adrian Antonio, the police officer caught gambling in a casino in Parañaque City. Read more »

Japan casino bill OKs free entrance for foreign visitors

Kyodo
Posted at Apr 04 02:07 PM

TOKYO - Japan's ruling parties reached a consensus Tuesday on a bill that will pave the way for casino gambling in the country, with people living in Japan to be charged 6,000 yen ($57) in entrance fees while foreign visitors can enter for free. Read more »

Police officer caught gambling in Parañaque casino

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 12:39 PM

National Capital Region Police Office personnel arrested a police officer on Wednesday for gambling inside a casino in Parañaque City. Read more »

Macau casinos post 22 percent revenue gain in March

Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 02:29 PM

Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau posted a 22 percent gain for the month of March, due to sustained demand for gambling in the country's only legal casino hub. Read more »

Faked death goes viral after failed bet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 02:22 AM

Bangladesh police have detained a man who faked his murder on social media -- using red fruit juice as imitation blood -- to avoid paying out $1,800 on a cricket bet, a senior officer said Tuesday. Read more »

Why urban planner opposes casino-resort in Boracay

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 04:39 PM

MANILA- Architect and urban planner Felino "Jun" Palafox on Saturday criticized the plan to build a casino-resort in Boracay island amid government's efforts to rehabilitate the top tourist destination. Read more »

Immigration lookout order for gambling tycoon Okada issued

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 07:12 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered immigration personnel to be on the lookout for Japanese gambling tycoon Kazuo Okada.  Read more »

'Not a gambling destination': Boracay stakeholders decry entry of new casino-resort

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 01:50 PM

Boracay tourism stakeholders on Thursday expressed dismay over the construction of a new casino-resort in the island amid the government's plan to rehabilitate the area to restore its pristine beaches. Read more »

Umano'y handler ng mga sugarol sa Ilocos Norte, patay sa pamamaril

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 05:37 PM

Patay ang isang lalaki matapos itong pagbabarilin ng mga hindi pa nakikilalang salarin sa Barangay Pagsanahan Sur, Badoc, Ilocos Norte Biyernes ng gabi. Read more »