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PH Government Uncovers New Hideout Schemes Of Illegal POGOs
Illegal POGOs are renting resorts, subdivisions, & apartments to operate secretly, PAOCC Chair Cruz reveals. The Presidential...
Jan 142 min read
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PH Workers Drowning in Debt from Online Gambling Addiction
The proliferation of online casinos in the Philippines has led to a surge in online gambling addiction, particularly among private sector...
Jan 142 min read
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PH Senator Wants Banks Probed For Alleged POGO Links
Senator Win Gatchalian intensified the probe into banks' role in POGO-linked money laundering, questioning how P7B transactions for a...
Jan 132 min read
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Cambodia Gambling Rings Trafficking Educated Workers - Report
Cambodian online gambling rings are increasingly targeting educated individuals, exploiting their digital skills for illegal operations....
Jan 132 min read
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Thailand Council of State to oppose Integrated Resort bill
Thailand's Council of State is opposing legalizing casinos in Integrated Resorts, citing breaches of government policy. Thailand's...
Jan 132 min read
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Asia Remains a Match-Fixing Hotspot Despite Global Decline
While global incidents decreased, a report said Asia remains a hotspot for matchfixing accounting for 50 % of suspicious matches....
Jan 102 min read
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Singapore Blocks 3,800 Gambling Sites, $37M in Transactions
Singapore has blocked 3,800 illegal gambling sites & $37M in transactions as of Dec 31, 2024. Singapore has blocked over 3,800 illegal...
Jan 91 min read
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Hunt On For 21k POGO Workers Who “Refuse” To Be Deported
The Philippines is hunting 21,000 foreign POGO workers refusing deportation. Inspections of hotels, resorts, & apartments are also...
Jan 92 min read
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Senator Warns vs. POGOs Morphing As Other Businesses
Philippine senator Sherwin Gatchalian warns that offshore gaming operators are camouflaging illegal activities by morphing into BPOs,...
Jan 82 min read
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Amid Casino Push: Thailand Eyes Legalizing Online Gambling
Thailand's government is eyeing to legalize online gambling, a few months after it submitted a proposal to legalize land-based casinos...
Jan 72 min read
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Major bank in Vietnam denies involvement in gambling scandal
Asia Commercial Bank denied allegations on TikTok that its chairman was linked to a major gambling scandal. An executive of Asia...
Jan 71 min read
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Cebu City To Inspect Businesses For POGO Activity
Businesses will have to brace themselves as Cebu City prepares to inspect establishments for activities related to Philippine offshore...
Jan 72 min read
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121 Vehicles Linked To Illegal Gambling Seized In Thailand
Police in Thailand have seized some 120 vehicles linked to an illegal online gambling network at Nonthaburi province. Thai authorities...
Jan 62 min read
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DOJ issues warning to foreign POGO workers
The Philippines’ justice department warned foreign POGO workers of blacklisting if they do not submit to authorities. The Philippine...
Jan 62 min read
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LGUs Have Until Jan. 10 To Submit POGO Reports - DILG
Local government units in the Philippines have until January 10 to submit final reports on their efforts to strip their jurisdictions of...
Jan 62 min read
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Senator Risa Hontiveros Pushes for Approval of Anti-POGO Act
Senate Bill No. 2868, also known as the “Anti-POGO Act,” is under consideration for second reading in the Philippine Senate. A Philippine...
Jan 33 min read
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Ex-POGO Workers Resort to Robbery, Carnapping After Losing Jobs
Five foreigners were arrested in Makati for robbery and carnapping. Authorities believe they were former POGO workers who lost their jobs...
Jan 32 min read
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Landlords Warned Over Rentals To Now-Illegal POGOs
The government warned against renting to owners of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) after the total ban started on January 1,...
Jan 32 min read
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PAOCC Tracks 100 Unlicensed POGOs Post-Ban
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered two TWGs: one for reskilling displaced workers, and another to target illegal offshore gaming,...
Jan 22 min read
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No Bail for POGO-Linked Tony Yang: Senator Hontiveros
Senator Risa Hontiveros has strongly opposed any attempts to grant bail offshore gaming-linked Tony Yang, a Chinese businessman. Senator...
Jan 22 min read
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