Included in the roster of social media influencers and online entities allegedly involved in promoting unlicensed online gambling platforms are Whamos Cruz, Toni Fowler, and Boy Tapang.
Ako Bicol party-list representative Alfredo A. Garbin Jr. warned against complacency amid reports of reduced online gambling activity, saying the decline is only temporary as operators and gamblers are likely to find ways to evade current restrictions.
DigiPlus Interactive Corp., operator of online gambling platforms BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, and GameZone, has temporarily halted its Brazil operations just weeks after launching, saying it will refine its offerings based on insights from an initial soft rollout.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has issued a warning to financial institutions and related businesses to avoid transactions linked to online casinos and gambling platforms that are not registered with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor).
Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri raised alarm over the absence of caps on interest rates for online lending applications as Sen. Erwin Tulfo ordered the issuance of a show-cause order against Meta-Facebook Philippines after its representatives failed to attend the hearing on online gambling.
agong Henerasyon party-list representative Robert Nazal on Tuesday, Sept. 16, pushed back against assertions that banning online gambling in the Philippines cannot be done, saying other countries have already proven it is possible.
The hacktivist group Deathnote Hackers International has claimed responsibility for the leak of roughly 445,000 entries from Pagcor's National Database of Restricted Persons (NDRP), which contains names of government officials prohibited from playing in gambling establishments.
Bukidnon representative Jonathan Keith Flores is pushing for tighter regulations on online gambling transactions, warning that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) proposed rules could leave senior citizens and other vulnerable groups at risk.
Two lawmakers sounded the alarm over the growing reach of online gambling in the Philippines, as Pagcor revealed during a House budget hearing that 18 to 20 million Filipinos have registered with gambling apps, with 8 to 10 million of them considered active players.
