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Thailand Releases Draft Bill for Casino Legalisation

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Thailand’s future casino regulatory body will be based in Bangkok with branches located strategically around the country, reporting directly to a new Policy Committee to be chaired by the Prime Minister, a draft casino bill made public on last Friday reveals. It also outlines a multi-level approach by which the…

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Goa to Pull Down “Unauthorised” Hoardings of Sri Lankan Casinos

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assured the House on Tuesday that hoardings of Sri Lankan casinos promoting online gaming will be pulled down in the coastal state. Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai raised the issue during the Question Hour, demanding action against the unauthorised casino advertisements. “Sri Lankan…

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PAGCOR SLAMS DISINFORMATION ON POGO CLOSURE ORDER

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) today flagged a disinformation campaign through a memorandum purportedly ordering local government units to immediately terminate the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs by August, saying that the memo was fake. Atty. Jessa Mariz Fernandez, head of PAGCOR’s Offshore Gaming Licensing…

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Philippine President Marcos Announces Ban on POGOs

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has banned the establishment of any new Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), also known as Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs), with immediate effect. Existing POGO operators will have until the end of the year to wind down their operations. The verdict, not entirely unexpected, was…

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Fintechs in Kazakhstan Raises Concerns Over Proposed Gambling Regulation

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Fintech companies in Kazakhstan are urging greater scrutiny of a proposed law intended to regulate betting transactions in the country. The submitted legislation, currently in its final reading, would form a monopoly entity, the Unified Accounting System (UAS), the firms said in a joint press release. The UAS would be…

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PRESS STATEMENT ON BAMBAN MAYOR ALICE GUO’S ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN ILLEGAL OFFSHORE GAMING OPERATIONS

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   We take issue with the statements of Atty. Nicole Rose Margaret Jamilla who tried to pass the blame to PAGCOR the reasons for the criminal cases filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government against her client, Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac. PAGCOR’s regulations are clear cut.…

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