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PAGCOR AND FOUR OTHER AGENCIES INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL POGO-RELATED CRIMES

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  AMIDST reports of increasing number of kidnapping incidents related to illegal offshore gaming operations in the country, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has intensified the collaboration with its partner government and law enforcement agencies. In an inter-agency meeting among PAGCOR, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine…

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All Seven Bids for Macao’s Six Gaming Concessions Accepted

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  Macao’s six gaming operators – and the seventh outside bidder – will be on tenterhooks over the next few weeks as the Gaming Concession Public Tender Committee weighs up their competing tenders which were unsealed last Friday. Seven companies submitted bids for the granting of up to six gaming concessions before the public tender’s…

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India: Government Panel Wants Regulator for Online Gaming

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  A new government report calls for a regulatory authority to monitor and classify online gaming websites in India. The report, drafted by a panel of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top officials, called for intervention and a stricter classification of India’s online gaming sector. Previously, Indian skill-based gaming start-ups and industry associations sought a mechanism…

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Anti-IR Group Files Lawsuit Against Nagasaki Prefecture

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  Nagasaki’s integrated resort bid has come under fire from a group that has filed a lawsuit in Nagasaki District Court. The group is challenging the use of taxpayer money on the project. Japanese citizen’s group “Stop the Casino Nagasaki Prefectural Network” claims authorities signed a contract for circa JPY110m (US$761,500) with a law firm…

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JCRC Submits FY2023 Budget

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  The Japan Casino Regulatory Commission (JCRC) has submitted a budget for JPY3.88b ($27.7m), equivalent to an increase of JPY0.35b ($2.5m) as compared to the budget sanctioned for fiscal 2022. The rise in the budget is demanded keeping in view the situation of the revenue deficit, as there are hardly any chances for integrated casino…

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Singapore Gambling Regulatory Authority Officially Inaugurated

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  Singapore officially inaugurated its new gambling regulator – the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) – on August 16. GRA aims to stay ahead of new and global trends in the gambling industry and aims to respond more effectively to emerging gambling culture and products, particularly the lines between gambling and gaming are blurring. “The gambling…

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