PAGCOR In Talks With Greek Casino Company
21st March 2007

State-operated Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is preparing to break ground on a $20 Billion entertainment city to be built on the coast of Manila Bay. As part of it's initial talks with foreign investment groups, PAGCOR has entered into discussions with Greece's Loutraki Casino.

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Treasury gets P8.76b from Pagcor
22nd December 2006

Remittance of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to the national coffers reached P8.76 billion during the first 11 months of the year, data from the Bureau of Treasury show.

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'Bingo sa Barangay' legitimate, RTC rules
3rd December 2006

BAGUIO CITY – The Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) Branch 5 here has ruled that the operation of the controversial "Bingo sa Barangay" is legal despite claims that the numbers game is being used as a front for "jueteng."

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LEGALIZING GAMBLING TO BE ON GUAM BALLOT
31st July 2006

Today the final batch of signatures required to get the initiative that seeks to legalize slot machine gambling is expected to be turned in to the Guam Election Commission.

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Mayor calls for junking of casino resolution
18th June 2006 - Sun-Star

Mayor Braulio Yaranon called on the City Council to nullify an earlier resolution allowing the operation of a casino within the Camp John Hay (CJH) special economic zone.

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Eyes on Arroyo family in Senate gambling probe
31st May 2005 - Sun2Surf

Senators in the Philippines will begin hearings on Monday into an illegal numbers game, with opposition law-makers promising testimony that members of the president's family have taken payoffs from gambling syndicates.

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Police Chiefs Told: Stop Illegal Gambling Or Leave
23nd May 2005 - Sun Star

IT WOULD only take an arrest of a bettor, collector or operator in a single raid for a police chief to be removed from his post.

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NorthCot gambling lord’s release frustrates law enforcers
3rd May 2005 - Minda News

Operatives of the Cotabato Anti-Vice Team tasked to run after illegal gamblers in the province got the dismay of their lives when they learned that a “big fish” in the illegal gambling world they arrested two weeks ago was released and placed under the custody of the mayor of the municipality of M’lang.

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‘Jumbo’ tables for dining, not gaming
30th Apr 2005 - Manilla Times

Not a single chip or playing card was in sight at the grand opening of the controversial Jumbo Kingdom floating restaurant on Thursday night.

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Business in Asia -- April 19, 2005
19th Apr 2005 - Newswire

A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse, the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

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Pressure Applied On Police To Stamp Out Illegal Gambling
16th Apr 2005 - The Manilla Times

ILAGAN, Isabela: Pressure is being exerted on the local Philippine National Police units here to go after gambling syndicates amidst reports that some ranking police officers are involved in the illegal numbers game jueteng in the four provinces of Cagayan Valley.

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