The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or Pagcor says a 'former cabinet official' tried to facilitate the grant of gaming licenses to some Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs that were later raided by the authorities.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/ex-cabinet-official-tried-lobby-illegal-pogos-pagcor/
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00:00The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, or PAGCOR, says a former cabinet official
00:06tried to facilitate the grant of gaming licenses to some Philippine offshore gaming operators
00:11or POGOs that were later raided by the authorities.
00:14PAGCOR chief Alejandro Tenko will reportedly reveal the person's identity in the proper
00:19forum.
00:20No other details were given.
00:21PAGCOR has a mandate of ensuring only those with valid licenses are allowed to operate
00:26in gambling or gaming activities.
00:28Tenko says that during his agency's cleansing process, most POGOs were found to be ineligible
00:33and outright suspicious.
00:36POGOs thrived under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who cited
00:40the supposed economic benefits of POGOs.
00:43The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, or PAOC, points to lazy regulation as a key
00:48factor in the proliferation of illegal POGOs.
00:51Human trafficking, kidnapping, murder, torture, scams, and prostitution have been linked to
00:56POGOs.
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