POGO workers required to hold IDs in January
The Philippines government will be issuing identification cards to all foreign POGO workers starting in January, in a bid to better monitor, tax and...
Regional growth and room to experiment are Philippine pluses
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1XBet gets two gaming awards
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Stars Group buys outstanding stake in BetEasy
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Petition to ban card games dismissed by Delhi HC
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TRON reignites optimism around cryptocurrency gaming
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China cryptocurrency to combat illegal online gambling
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POGOs to resist political pressures
With the win from China-facing igaming operations forecast to hit $33 billion in 2019, the Philippines has little incentive to curb activities of POGOs.
Illegal online gambling difficult to eradicate: Chan
The director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said it is difficult for authorities to “completely eradicate” illegal online gambling operators, as servers...
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POGO workers required to hold IDs in January
The Philippines government will be issuing identification cards to all foreign POGO workers starting in January, in a bid to better monitor, tax and...
