Tag: POGO
Arrest warrant issued for Philippine mayor over POGO ties
1 December 2025 at 7:50am UTC-5
A city court in the Philippines has issued an arrest warrant for Jaime Capil, the Mayor of Porac, Pampanga, over graft charges linked to a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator ...
Philippine Department of Justice offers PHP1 million reward for help finding POGO-linked Cassandra Li Ong
25 November 2025 at 7:22am UTC-5
The Philippine Department of Justice has declared a PHP1 million reward for any information leading to the location of Cassandra Li Ong, following her release from the ...
SBC Summit 2025 adds Asia-dedicated conference to emerging markets stage
27 August 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
SBC Summit 2025 will dedicate part of its new emerging markets conference track to Asia, offering delegates insights into the region’s US$18.3 billion sports betting and igaming ...
Philippines’ president announces igaming conference
8 August 2025 at 7:06am UTC-4
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said he will create a national conference to tackle the issue of igaming addiction in the country.
The conference will aim to ...
Philippines passes Anti-POGO Act
10 June 2025 at 7:38am UTC-4
The Philippine Senate has passed the Anti-POGO Act of 2025 strengthening the ban on Philippine offshore gambling operators, or POGOs, as well as introducing a measure to penalize ...
Bloomberry to launch online gaming platform to earn back lost revenue
25 April 2025 at 6:40am UTC-4
Filipino hotel and casino company Bloomberry Resorts Corp plans to launch an online gaming platform to tackle lost revenue because of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators ban ...
Philippine Bureau of Immigration deports 84 in POGO crackdown
14 April 2025 at 7:34am UTC-4
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior’s stringent measures to crack down on illegal POGOs have resulted in the expulsion of 84 Chinese individuals from the country ...
Philippine POGO raid leads to 131 arrests in Makati City
24 March 2025 at 7:07am UTC-4
Philippine authorities have made 131 arrests in Makati City after discovering a POGO hub in the city.
The Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group ...
Former mayor Alice Guo accused of gambling-related money laundering in the Philippines
16 January 2025 at 8:31am UTC-5
The Department of Justice in the Philippines has approved the filing of 62 counts of money laundering charges against former mayor Alice Guo, and 31 others.
The charges are in ...
