Manila targets offshore gaming operators that mostly cater to Chinese gamblers in a booming industry that has sparked alarm over alleged links to organized crime.
The Philippines has announced plans to ban offshore gaming operators, targeting an industry that mostly caters to Chinese gamblers and has sparked growing alarm from law enforcement over its alleged connections to organized crime. Known locally as POGOs, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators have spawned across the country, both licensed and illicit, employing tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign nationals. But in a state of the nation address Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The POGO sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 under Marcos’ relatively China-friendly predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, who critics say turned a blind eye to suspected illicit activities as the industry brought billions of pesos to state coffers. Since then, the Philippines has become a major hub for online gaming catering to tens of thousands of players based in China.
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