By 
Jovana Vukovic ·
The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) is reviewing plans for a General Tax Amnesty program alongside new regulations targeting the online gambling industry, according to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto. Speaking…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
The Philippine government is currently considering significant regulatory changes for its online gambling sector, including increasing license fees and implementing stricter oversight measures. Finance Secretary Ralph Recto has proposed raising…
By 
Filip Radulovic ·
Authorities in the Philippines have launched a nationwide manhunt for Harry Roque, former spokesperson for President Rodrigo Duterte, as part of an investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The Philippines is on the brink of a major shift in its gambling landscape as the government prepares to issue an Executive Order (EO) banning all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators…
By Filip Radulovic ·
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., addressing the nation during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), announced a resolute ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). This move comes…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The Philippines gaming industry has reported impressive revenue growth for the first half of 2024, with a 19.2% increase year-on-year, reaching Php194.7 billion (US$3.34 billion). This surge has been largely…
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Casino News Daily ·
Mauricio Carrillo-Palacio, Head of Americas and Chief Strategy Officer of GlobiancePay, an ambitious financial technology company, used the recently held ASEAN Gaming Summit in Manila to discuss the impact of…
By 
Terry Davis ·
PH Resorts Group Inc, in the Philippines has received permission to suspend their provisional license for The Base Integrate Resort which was scheduled to open in 2022 within the Clark…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Philippine lawmakers found a solution to the country’s financial problems in taxing online gambling firms. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, online gambling has become huge hit in the…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine high rollers will soon be able to gamble remotely with some of the country’s casino resorts as part of the Philippines’ efforts to offset at least a portion of…
By Terry Davis ·
Hong Kong-listed real estate developer and casino operator Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. has tapped a Philippine development giant to build its planned hotel-casino complex in Manila’s Entertainment City precinct, news…
By Terry Davis ·
Live casino software specialist Vivo Gaming has recently celebrated the opening of its newest studio as it looks to provide its clients and their players with improved localized experience. The…
By Terry Davis ·
After Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, or POGOs, were ordered to temporarily shut operations in the face of a global pandemic that has gripped all contours of economy, they will soon…
By Terry Davis ·
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced today that it has shut down a tax-dodging online gambling operator in Parsay City for failing to pay its tax dues on…
By Terry Davis ·
Demand for office space from online gambling operators has brought the Philippines office market to record heights this year, according to a report by real estate brokerage firm Leechiu Property…
By Terry Davis ·
The Philippine House Committee on Ways and Means today approved a proposed 5% franchise tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and a 25% tax on the salaries of foreign…
By Terry Davis ·
Hong Kong-listed real estate developer and casino operator Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. revealed Tuesday plans to tap into the Philippines’ rapidly expanding casino industry. The company said in filing to…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine police have nabbed 132 foreigners in connection to gambling-related kidnappings since 2017, the Philippine News Agency reports. The arrests have been conducted by the Philippine National Police-Anti Kidnapping Group…
By Terry Davis ·
The Philippine government is set to crack down on remote gambling service providers that fail to register and pay due taxes despite repeated calls by the Department of Finance, local…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said earlier this week that he was unwilling to ban online gambling, despite China’s pleas for a crackdown on the sector that is known to be…
By Terry Davis ·
China praised the Philippines for its recent decision to stop accepting license applications for online gambling operations and encouraged the country to take it a step further and introduce an…
By Terry Davis ·
The Philippine Commission on Audit (COA) urged PAGCOR to consider closing Casino Filipino Manila Bay or device a strategy that would prevent the casino from bleeding any more money. State…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine gambling company Oriental Group is building two online gambling hubs north and south of the capital Manila to help the country capitalize on its booming offshore gambling sector. The…
By Terry Davis ·
A new casino in the Philippines’ Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone has recently celebrated its soft opening, local news outlet the Business Mirror reports. D’Heights Casino opened doors on…
By Terry Davis ·
Billionaire businessman Manuel Villar plans to build a casino resort in the Metro Manila area; the property will target international gamblers The Philippines’ richest man is looking to tap into…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine-licensed online gaming operators now need to register with local taxman as a prerequisite for their license renewal The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has required all foreign and…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Philippine National Bank has become one of the lenders supporting Bloomberry in its bid to build a second Solaire casino resort The Philippine National Bank (PNB) has extended a…
By Terry Davis ·
A company owned by businessman Dennis Uy plans to spend close to $1 billion on two casino resorts and hotel expansion PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc. revealed plans to invest…
By Robert Johnson ·
The next chapter of the endless Kazuo Okada versus Universal Entertainment Corp saga involves the embattled Japanese tycoon trying to block the listing of the gaming giant’s Philippine arm on…
By Terry Davis ·
Philippine court orders the country’s police to arrest Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada on three counts of fraud A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo…