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                    [ArticleID] => 88505
                    [Title] => Estrada closes Pagcor outlets
                    [Summary] => As a step to keep the government’s hands off gambling, President Estrada ordered the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) yesterday to close down its community-based betting outlets for jai-alai, on-line bingo and Internet casino gaming.


However, casinos all over the country and the jai-alai fronton on Adriatico street in Malate, Manila will remain open to the public.

The President’s directive came after he announced on Oct. 14 that the government will totally pull out from all forms of gambling and that Pagcor will eventually be privatized.
[DatePublished] => 2000-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94655 [Title] => 'Submit bingo domino to referendum' [Summary] =>

Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile proposed yesterday that the raging debate on the controversial bingo domino be submitted to a national referendum to determine the people's sentiment on the issue.

not_entEnrile, chairman of the Senate ways and means committee, issued the proposal during a public hearing on a bill seeking to regulate the powers of the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

PAGCOR CHAIRWOMAN ALICE REYES
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                    [ArticleID] => 88505
                    [Title] => Estrada closes Pagcor outlets
                    [Summary] => As a step to keep the government’s hands off gambling, President Estrada ordered the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) yesterday to close down its community-based betting outlets for jai-alai, on-line bingo and Internet casino gaming.


However, casinos all over the country and the jai-alai fronton on Adriatico street in Malate, Manila will remain open to the public.

The President’s directive came after he announced on Oct. 14 that the government will totally pull out from all forms of gambling and that Pagcor will eventually be privatized.
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Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile proposed yesterday that the raging debate on the controversial bingo domino be submitted to a national referendum to determine the people's sentiment on the issue.

not_entEnrile, chairman of the Senate ways and means committee, issued the proposal during a public hearing on a bill seeking to regulate the powers of the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1650428 [AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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