Rappler's latest stories on gambling in the Philippines
Pagcor: Gambling to help economic future of PH post-coronavirus
Pagcor CEO Andrea Domingo says gambling operations can revive restaurants, hotels, malls, transportation, and real estate

Justice Leonen: Laws ban poor man's gambling, but POGOs allowed?
'We have to continue calling attention to these kinds of discrepancies,' Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen

Quezon City arrests 111 in crackdown against illegal gambling
The Quezon City Police District conducts raids against video karera, cara y cruz, card games, and other forms of illegal gambling

In Duterte-land, U2’s Bono touches on the taboo
’You don’t compromise on human rights,’ he wants to tell the President

[ANALYSIS | Point of Law] The OSG and POGOs
Does the Office of Solicitor General have the power to give advisory opinions to other government agencies like Pagcor?

Philippines 'can earn P300B yearly' if gaming industry privatized
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III says P300 billion in annual revenues can be achieved 'with no effort' should the government privatize Pagcor and PCSO gaming operations

EXPLAINER: How online casinos hit the jackpot in the Philippines
Rappler breaks down how online gambling flourished in Manila and why it could be the latest test of the relationship between the Philippines and China
[OPINION] The real losers and winners of Chinese online gambling
Driven by greed and ignorance, countless ordinary Chinese people, like moths flying toward fire, fall into online gambling and cannot extricate themselves

Villanueva says POGOs only 'kill' the local economy
Senator Joel Villanueva says Filipino interests are only at a disadvantage with the growing Philippine online gambling operations industry in the country

Duterte wants to 'suppress' online gambling
President Rodrigo Duterte says gambling is a magnet for crimes like extortion and kidnapping

Silent addiction: How Filipinos fall prey to the online gambling market
Foreign online casino sites not regulated by Pagcor are easily accessible in the Philippines, leaving Filipinos at risk of gambling addiction

How China’s online gambling addiction is reshaping Manila
There's more dim sum in the metro, but the Chinese have driven up rent for locals and brought in a gambling contagion

FAST FACTS: What you need to know about the Philippine casino industry
Despite challenges Pagcor Chairperson Andrea Domingo says the local gaming industry s total revenues in 2017 may still expand to P160 billion

Gambling addiction: How the Philippines prevents, handles 'problem gamers'
Local casinos are practicing minimum responsible gaming standards set by regulators But compared to global practices the Philippines seems to be just catching up

Chinese nationals again arrested in PNP's war on illegal gambling
The arrest of the Chinese nationals is part of the PNP s streamlined crackdown on illegal gambling

Alvarez to PCSO: Stop small town lottery or face Ombudsman complaint
Alam nyo wag na tayong magbolahan Naghahanap lang kayo ng justification para sa jueteng Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez tells the chairperson of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office during a House probe

PEZA to Duterte: We're not engaged in online gaming
PEZA chief Charito Plaza reacts to the President s allegation that the one who gets appointed to PEZA he gets about P300 billion selling the umbrella type of license

Duterte orders closure of 'all online gaming' firms
UPDATED The President makes the statement 4 months after he indicated he was willing to give the online gaming industry a chance
