Marcos gov’t urged to nullify license of POGOs for Chinese market

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Legal luminaries urge President Marcos to cancel the licenses granted to Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-jr-government-faces-calls-cancel-license-chinese-pogos-july-2024/

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00:00Former Senator Laila de Lima and former Supreme Court Justices Antonio Carpio and Conchita Carpio Morales

00:07lead a group urging the Marcos administration to cancel the licenses granted to Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs.

00:14In an open letter to the president dated Tuesday, July 16, the group argues,

00:19the approval of licenses filed by such POGOs violates the rules of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR.

00:26The group insists PAGCOR has the power to immediately cancel a license of a POGO

00:31that is later discovered to have made misrepresentations or provided false information.

00:36POGOs sprouted across the Philippines in 2016

00:39as operators took advantage of liberal gaming laws under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.

00:44Many POGO operators are run by Chinese nationals as gambling is banned in China.

00:50Scrutiny of POGOs intensified in recent months

00:53as the Senate investigates illegal activities linked with offshore gaming operators.

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