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+ Follow Illegal Online Gambling Tag
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Isang 37-anyos na South Korean national na sangkot sa malawakang iligal na online gambling sa kanilang bansa ang na­aresto ng Bureau of Immigration-Fugitive Search Unit sa Las Piñas City, kamakailan.

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The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. said its revenues have dropped by 49% after e-wallet providers removed online gambling features from their platforms in August.

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Two lawmakers rejected PAGCOR's argument that it cannot act against illegal online gambling operators simply because these platforms are unlicensed.

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PAGCOR said online gaming transactions dropped by 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut in-app links to gambling sites. A recent survey, however, showed that players are merely shifting to illegal platforms, given their heavy reliance on e-wallets for gambling.

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Illegal Online Gambling
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Isang 37-anyos na South Korean national na sangkot sa malawakang iligal na online gambling sa kanilang bansa ang na­aresto ng Bureau of Immigration-Fugitive Search Unit sa Las Piñas City, kamakailan.

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The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. said its revenues have dropped by 49% after e-wallet providers removed online gambling features from their platforms in August.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-22 16:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/20/online-gambling_2025-08-20_13-15-41106_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2466858 [Title] => PAGCOR’s hands not tied to licensees, solons say it can close illegal online gambling [Summary] =>

Two lawmakers rejected PAGCOR's argument that it cannot act against illegal online gambling operators simply because these platforms are unlicensed.

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PAGCOR said online gaming transactions dropped by 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut in-app links to gambling sites. A recent survey, however, showed that players are merely shifting to illegal platforms, given their heavy reliance on e-wallets for gambling.

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