Ben Blaschke
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Philippines enhances inter-agency cooperation in fight against POGOs
23 April 2026 at 3:58am UTC-4
The Philippines has introduced new standard operating procedures to be followed by various government agencies in their efforts to enforce the nationwide ban on offshore gaming ...
ArenaPlus to combat match-fixing via integration with Sportradar Integrity Exchange
21 April 2026 at 5:45am UTC-4
Philippine eGames leader DigiPlus Interactive Corp has integrated its sports betting brand ArenaPlus into the Sportradar Integrity Exchange – a global intelligence-sharing ...
Hong Kong’s International Entertainment Corp looking to move into Philippines igaming space
20 April 2026 at 7:37am UTC-4
International Entertainment Corp (IEC), the Hong-Kong-listed company that owns Manila’s LaVie Resort & Casino, has revealed it wants to start an igaming business in the ...
PAGCOR’s Alejandro Tengco urges industry to come together as impact of Middle East conflict makes its mark
15 April 2026 at 6:03am UTC-4
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already impacting the gaming industry in the Philippines and further afield, according to PAGCOR Chairman and Chief Executive Alejandro ...
Hong Kong pauses basketball betting launch due to concerns around impact of prediction markets
14 April 2026 at 5:05am UTC-4
The Hong Kong government has put on hold plans to officially allow betting on basketball from September, citing concerns around the rise of prediction markets in the US and their ...
GLI becomes first testing lab to receive igaming accreditation from Philippine regulator PAGCOR
24 March 2026 at 8:24am UTC-4
Gaming Laboratories International has been granted igaming accreditation by Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR, becoming the first gaming testing company to achieve the ...
Former 888 and Playtech chair Brian Mattingley joins DigiPlus target IEC as director
24 March 2026 at 8:16am UTC-4
Brian Mattingley, the former Chief Executive of 888 Holdings and until recently Chairman of Playtech, has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of Hong Kong ...
UAE Lottery launches new ‘Quick 5’ product
20 February 2026 at 4:24am UTC-5
The UAE Lottery has launched a new online game called ‘Quick 5’, offering quick-fire draws every two minutes.
According to information released by the company, each ...
ICE: PAGCOR preparing position paper outlining case for central bank to restore online gaming links to e-wallets
21 January 2026 at 10:28am UTC-5
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR is compiling a position paper that it plans to present to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) – the central bank – in a bid to have it ...
Philippines online gaming revenues surpass US$2 billion for first time ever in first half of 2025
30 July 2025 at 5:17am UTC-4
The Philippines gaming industry recorded combined gross gaming revenues of PHP214.75 billion in the first six months of 2025, buoyed by the ongoing rise of the domestic online ...
