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Jan 3
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 3
Coworking Spaces Emerge as a Solution for Vacant POGO Offices
The Philippine coworking market is expected to grow as International Working Group Plc (IWG) announces 17 new hybrid workspaces by 2025. ...
Jan 3
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 3
Stuart Hunter Calls ICE Barcelona "Greatest Gathering of Gambling Professionals"
Clarion Gaming exec on their event which will take place in Spain from Jan 20–22, 2025: "ICE Barcelona will welcome the greatest...
Jan 2
PCSO Lotto Results January 2, 2025
PCSO Lotto Results and winning numbers for Thursday, January 2, 2025. Here are the complete lotto results today as released by the...
Jan 2
Asian Squads Dominate Most-Watched Esports Teams of 2024
Asian teams reigned among the most-watched esports teams of 2024, with South Korean League of Legends squad T1 leading the pack. Esports...
Jan 2
Philippines To Send 20 Athletes for 2025 Asian Winter Olympics
Banking on its success in the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Philippines will be sending 20 athletes to the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin,...
Jan 2
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 2
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 2
Cagayan Town Faces Loss of 2,000 Jobs as POGO Ban Hits Hard
In 2016, PAGCOR reshaped the offshore gaming landscape by launching the POGO framework, offering operators more favorable conditions....
Jan 2
Citigroup Projects Strong Start for Macau’s Gaming Recovery in 2025
Macau’s gaming industry is set for a strong start in 2025, with Citigroup projecting January 2025 GGR at MOP19 billion ($2.38 billion),...
Jan 2
PH Govt to Inventory and Seize Assets of Shuttered POGOs
The PH government is preparing for the seizure of offshore gaming operation assets as the December 31, 2024 deadline of President...
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