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South Korean gambling kingpin nabbed in Las Piñas raid

By Ian Laqui | April 19, 2026 - 1:48pm

The Bureau of Immigration said it arrested a South Korean national wanted by international authorities for allegedly...

Headlines

Online gambling lifts Philippine gaming revenue to P396 billion

By Aubrey Rose Inosante | April 18, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippine gambling industry posted P396 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) last year, with the online and electronic...

Business

Cloned

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | March 28, 2026 - 12:00am

If only our illegal gambling syndicates applied their immense creativity to solving our economic problems.

Opinion

Kampanya vs illegal gambling, dapat sabayan ng LGUs — tourism group

March 20, 2026 - 12:00am

Iginiit ng isang tourism-oriented movement na dapat suportahan ng mga lokal na pamahalaan ang isang malakas at tuluy-tuloy...

Bansa

PAGCOR pushes tougher oversight on e-gaming

January 23, 2026 - 10:55am

Tighter e-gaming oversight may boost sector credibility and favor compliant, scaled operators amid rising regulatory scr...

Stock Commentary

Atong Ang may be hiding in Cambodia — DILG chief Remulla

By Ian Laqui | January 22, 2026 - 4:46pm

In a press briefing on Thursday, January 22, Remulla said that he received reports indicating that Ang had gone to Cambodia,...

Headlines

E-sabong operator na si Macmac, sinusuway ang utos ni BBM!

By Non Alquitran | January 9, 2026 - 12:00am

BUKAMBIBIG pala ni e-sabong operator alyas Macmac ang pangalan ni PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio “Tateng” Nartatez Jr

Punto Mo

Illegal gambling gitutokan sa PRO-7 sa 2025

By Decemay P. Padilla | January 5, 2026 - 12:00am

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Banat Balita

E-gambling operators must pay minimum guaranteed fee

By Rainier Allan Ronda | December 29, 2025 - 12:00am

State gaming regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) will start collecting a minimum guaranteed fee (MGF)...

Headlines

Dul-an 4,000 nangadakpan tungod sa ilegal nga sugal

By Shiela Mae Agrabio | December 9, 2025 - 12:00am

Dul-an 4,000 ka tawo ang nadakpan sa 2,596 ka operasyon batok ilegal nga sugal sa Central Visayas gikan Enero hangtud Nobiyembre 2025, sumala sa report sa Police Regional Office 7.

Banat Balita