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                    [Title] => Slot machine saves German gambler as police arrive
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A gambler in Germany has been saved from prison by a one-armed bandit.

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Armed with sledge hammers, local government and police officials smashed 114 slot machines worth P2.85 million Monday morning.

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Three U-turn slots in Quezon City will be closed starting tomorrow, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 929955 [Title] => Phl needs to upgrade its gaming standards – Pagcor [Summary] =>

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) yesterday defended its move to procure an electronic slot machine system, saying it was time for the country to upgrade its standards to be at par with most of the casinos worldwide.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269545 [Title] => Probe sought on Pagcor slot machine arcades [Summary] => Sen. Jinggoy Estrada accused the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) yesterday of violating its charter by allowing private firms to operate slot machine arcades nationwide.

In a privileged speech, the son of ousted President Joseph Estrada alleged that Pagcor had opened 12 slot machine arcades with private partners and investors, with five more set to open.

Quoting reports from slot machine arcade operators, Estrada said almost P2 billion in revenues for the government had instead gone to the private partners.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 172139 [Title] => Arroyo scraps slot machine project [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to abort its plan to set up 2,000 slot machines in 11 arcades in different parts of the country.

"It is not what is legal but what is morally upright," the President said, digressing from her prepared speech during the inauguration of the Arsenio Lacson Fund at the Manila Hotel.

The President issued the directive after the plan was criticized by both administration and opposition lawmakers.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1182613 [AuthorName] => Brian Afuang [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Slot machine saves German gambler as police arrive
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A gambler in Germany has been saved from prison by a one-armed bandit.

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Armed with sledge hammers, local government and police officials smashed 114 slot machines worth P2.85 million Monday morning.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-01 16:53:51 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20140901/sledgehammer-destroying-things-stock.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1243037 [Title] => MMDA to close 3 U-turn slots in QC [Summary] =>

Three U-turn slots in Quezon City will be closed starting tomorrow, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 929955 [Title] => Phl needs to upgrade its gaming standards – Pagcor [Summary] =>

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) yesterday defended its move to procure an electronic slot machine system, saying it was time for the country to upgrade its standards to be at par with most of the casinos worldwide.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269545 [Title] => Probe sought on Pagcor slot machine arcades [Summary] => Sen. Jinggoy Estrada accused the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) yesterday of violating its charter by allowing private firms to operate slot machine arcades nationwide.

In a privileged speech, the son of ousted President Joseph Estrada alleged that Pagcor had opened 12 slot machine arcades with private partners and investors, with five more set to open.

Quoting reports from slot machine arcade operators, Estrada said almost P2 billion in revenues for the government had instead gone to the private partners.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 172139 [Title] => Arroyo scraps slot machine project [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to abort its plan to set up 2,000 slot machines in 11 arcades in different parts of the country.

"It is not what is legal but what is morally upright," the President said, digressing from her prepared speech during the inauguration of the Arsenio Lacson Fund at the Manila Hotel.

The President issued the directive after the plan was criticized by both administration and opposition lawmakers.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 130999 [Title] => Ready, set go! [Summary] => This is the world’s fastest motorsport. Cars competing here routinely reach speeds several times faster than a Formula One racecar. Which means g-forces generated when cornering, accelerating and braking are multiplied several notches over too. Well, if only these cars–and thus all the resultant figures–weren’t scaled down to 1:24th of actual F1 cars.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1182613 [AuthorName] => Brian Afuang [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => ) ) )
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