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Continent 8 targets Asian expansion with latest appointments

Global network solutions provider Continent 8 Technologies is expanding its team in Asia with two new appointments.

Lalaine Vidal joins as business development manager and Christopher [...]

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Philippines gambling revenue jumps 90% in 2022

Total PAGCOR-regulated gaming revenue in the Philippines soared by 90 per cent in 2022 to PHP214.3bn (€3.6bn), with revenue in the final quarter of the [...]

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BetConstruct enters the Philippines with new sportsbook launch

iGaming technology provider BetConstruct is powering a new retail and online sportsbook platform in the Philippines for PAGCOR-licensed Jade SportsBet.

Players in the Philippines can now [...]

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Manila takes Macau’s crown in Q3

Quarterly casino revenue in the Philippines outstripped that of Macau for the first time in Q3 2022, reflecting the changing fortunes in the Asian gaming [...]

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Okada Manila to merge with Jason Ader’s SPAC for Nasdaq listing

The Philippines’ leading casino resort operator Okada Manila has entered into a merger agreement with Miami-based special purpose acquisition company 26 Capital Acquisition Corp, which [...]

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Philippines brings in new POGOs tax on foreign employees

A new tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) has been signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Republic Act No. 1159 clarifies the tax liabilities [...]

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Highlight Games to launch virtual sports in the Philippines

London-based virtual sports supplier Highlight Games is entering the Philippines gaming market through an agreement with Kirschner Games International and Bromhead Holdings Inc.

Th agreement will [...]

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PAGCOR looks to curb illegal iGaming promotions on social media

State-owned gaming regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is to take action against illegal online gambling operators using social media to promote their services.

Since [...]

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PAGCOR increases support for COVID-19 fight in the Philippines

The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has remitted an additional P5bn (€88.7m) in cash dividends to support the government’s fight against the COVID-19 [...]

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PAGCOR gives green light for partial resumption of POGO operations

The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has authorized Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) to partially resume operations in the country, subject to stringent [...]

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PAGCOR releases €218m for COVID-19 response fund in the Philippines

The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has released P12bn (€217.6m) to the National Treasury to help cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 [...]

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COVID-19 forces PAGCOR to suspend POGO operations in Luzon

The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has temporarily suspended all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) and its service providers in Luzon.

The suspension will last for [...]

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