Philippines bans gambling operations catered to illicit Chinese players ...Middle East

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines has announced plans to ban offshore gaming operators, targeting an industry that mostly caters to Chinese gamblers and has sparked growing alarm from law enforcement over its alleged connections to organized crime. Known locally as POGOs, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators have spawned across the country, both licensed and illicit, employing tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign nationals. But in a state of the nation address Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a total shutdown of the industry. “Effective today, all POGOs are banned,” Marcos said to a standing ovation from lawmakers as he underlined the growing conce

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