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PAGCOR says it will name 'ex-Cabinet official,' others tied to illegal POGOs

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A former high-ranking government official tried to secure gaming licenses for several illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators that have recently been raided, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. said on Saturday. 

This undated handout photograph received from Philippines' Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission on March 14, 2024 shows a police officer talking to foreign nationals after a raid in a 10-hectare complex of buildings in Bamban town of Tarlac province, north of Manila. Hundreds of people forced to work in an online scam centre in the Philippines were rescued in a pre-dawn raid on March 14 that also saw eight suspects arrested, according to police.

"As a regulator, our job is to ensure only those with valid licenses can operate gambling activities, whether land-based or online," Tengco said in a statement released on Saturday. The move reduced the number of licensed entities drastically, from 298 under the previous administration to just 43 now.

It is the duty of PAGCOR to ensure that only licensed entities can operate in all types of gambling, including physical casinos and online platforms.

 

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