DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the local operator behind online gambling apps BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, and GameZone, said it is set to launch its operations in Brazil this September.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday, July 3, it will issue a circular meant to protect users of digital platforms from risks associated with online gambling.
Taking a step further from just prohibiting e-wallets as gateways to e-gambling sites, Sen. Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has filed a bill seeking an outright ban on online gambling in the Philippines.
Bukidnon representative Jonathan Keith Flores made the plea as he noted that an online gambling epidemic is currently afflicting ordinary Filipinos, particularly the poor.
Alarmed over the growing exposure of young children to online gambling, Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III threw his support behind proposals to ban Philippine inland gaming operator (PIGO) licenses or what is known as e-gambling businesses.
The Senate Committee on Games and Amusement revealed in a hearing that e-sabong continues to thrive and has evolved into smaller, more clandestine operations.
The online gambling industry in the Philippines is rapidly increasing in popularity. People are becoming increasingly enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by online casinos and sports betting sites.
As of December 2019, of the 118,239 workers in POGO establishments, eight out of 10 workers (82.3 percent) are foreigners, and the remaining two workers (17.7 percent) are Filipinos, data from Pagcor showed.
