Tag Archives: PAGCOR
Philippines – Pagcor rejects idea to close ‘loss-making’ Casino Filipino
PAGCOR, the Philippines gaming regulator, has rejected calls to close the ‘loss-making’ Casino Filipino in Manila Bay, saying it is tied into a contract with Vanderwood Management Corporation, and that its only option is to try and reverse its revenue trend. The Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA) recently highlighted that the venue has lost Php2.11bn…
Philippines – Pagcor issues restraining order to stop Quezon City
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has said it will issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop new laws being passed by the Quezon City local government to approve casino gaming. Pagcor said: “Not taking this next important step is tantamount to the dereliction of its duties as gaming regulator. Pagcor is the…
Philippines – PAGCOR Chief warns President Duterte over ban on new casinos
Andrea Domingo, the Head of PAGCOR, the Philippines gaming regulator, believes the Philippines will fall behind other Asian hospitality industry if President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban on new licences stays in place. She wants the President to use a more selective means of choosing whether new casino licenses should be issued. Speaking to Bloomberg, Ms Domingo…
Philippines – Court of Appeals says PAGCOR must award sixth Entertainment City licence
The Philippines Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld a Manila court ruling which ordered PAGCOR (the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) to grant a provisional license to Waterfront Philippines Incorporated to build and operate a casino hotel. It would be the sixth licence awarded for Entertainment City in Parañaque City where Waterfront wants to build…
Philippines – PAGCOR agrees to ban casinos on Boracay
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR (the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.) has said it will cancel all casino licenses, current and future, effectively banning gaming on Boracay Island, as requested by the Boracay Interagency Task Force (BIATF). Jose Tria Jr., special assistant to the Pagcor Chairman, said there were only two casinos in Boracay with licenses…
Philippines – PAGCOR grants gaming licence for family-orientated NayonLanding
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has given a gaming licence to Landing International for its US$1.5bn, family-oriented NayonLanding casino resort which will be built at Manila’s Entertainment City in Barangay Tambo, City of Parañaque. A ground-breaking ceremony will take place on August 7 2018, with an envisaged opening date in 2022. The Integrated Resort will be…
Philippines – PAGCOR suggests Boracay could be back on the cards
Alfredo Lim, PAGCOR President and Chief Operating Officer, has said that the five license applications that had been received before a suspension, including Galaxy Entertainment’s plans for a casino in Boracay, will still be processed. The other four licenses include one for a casino in Clark from Udenna Corp; a casino in Masbate in Luzon…
Philippines – Presidential spokesman ends confusion over Galaxy’s Boracay casino licence
Despite being granted a casino licence by Philippine gaming regulator, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has seen its plans to build US$500m casino resort on Boracay island scuppered by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, pictured. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has officially confirmed: “There will be no new casino in Boracay. I do not know how this will…
Philippines – PAGCOR gives Filinvest a licence for $200m Mimosa casino
PAGCOR, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, has given the green light for Filinvest Development Corporation to build a $200m casino close to an airport in Mimosa, Clark, in the northern province of Pampanga. Filinvest has been given a provisional license to build a casino as part of a project called The Filinvest Mimosa +…
