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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation on Wednesday said that it will no longer allow the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators within large spaces and compounds. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco made the announcement at a Senate hearing after he was asked by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian to make an assurance that there will be no POGO -linked crimes in the country. “We’re coming out with certain guidelines. We’re already banning hubs.
According to the PAGCOR chief, POGO operations will now be “site specific” and “building specific” unlike in the POGO compounds in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga that were raided by authorities for alleged illegal activities within these establishments.Tengco said he cannot assure that POGO will no longer commit crimes, but they will ensure that the 43 remaining licensed POGO firms will follow PAGCOR’s new guidelines and “enhancements.
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