{"id":6757,"date":"2024-09-05T11:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=6757"},"modified":"2024-09-05T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:51:09","slug":"philippine-government-cracks-down-on-illegal-online-gambling-in-cebu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2024\/09\/05\/philippine-government-cracks-down-on-illegal-online-gambling-in-cebu\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Government Cracks Down on Illegal Online Gambling in Cebu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Philippine authorities have launched a major operation in <strong>Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu<\/strong> to investigate suspected illegal online gaming activities, resulting in the arrest of 162 foreign nationals, mostly from China and Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A joint task force led by the Presidential <strong>Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) <\/strong>conducted the operation on Saturday at the facility located at the <strong>Tourist Garden<\/strong> Hotel in Lapu-Lapu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation was aimed at disrupting the activities of an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to PAOCC spokesman <strong>Winston Casio, <\/strong>the target was suspected of engaging in criminal online activities, including illegal online gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Casio reported thatthe raided site was operating as a \u201c100-percent illegal POGO,\u201d a term now synonymous with Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs). He stated, \u201cWe\u2019ve seen enough evidence to be able to file a cybercrime offence, for facilitating cybercrime-related gambling, [and] cybercrime-related qualified trafficking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The materials found included makeshift workstations where the individuals were allegedly running illegal online gaming operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The raid was carried out in response to a request from the Indonesian Embassy after three Indonesian nationals escaped from the complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This highlights the international nature of the issue, as foreign nationals play a key role in the operations and the legal action involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The individuals are expected to be transported to Manila for further investigation for violating immigration laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bureau of Immigration Commissioner <strong>Norman Tansingco<\/strong> stressed that accountability should not only extend to those detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He suggested that resort owners who knowingly make their facilities available for illegal activities should be held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will suggest to the authorities to file cases against resort owners that allow their properties to be used by illegal aliens in their covert operations,\u201d Tansingco stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The raid is part of a larger crackdown on illegal online gaming in the Philippines, which was launched after President <strong>Ferdinand Marcos Jr. <\/strong>announced in July that offshore gambling should be stopped by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president criticized POGO for engaging in activities that are far from legal gambling, underscoring the government\u2019s tough stance against such operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tansingco reinforced this position, stating, \u201cThis will serve as a warning to those who might attempt to start illegal online gambling operations, which has already been banned by the President.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine authorities have launched a major operation in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu to investigate suspected illegal online gaming activities, resulting in the arrest of 162 foreign nationals, mostly from China and Indonesia. A joint task force led by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) conducted the operation on Saturday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[9658,6547,4005,9662,9659,3605,9661,1110,8623,9660],"class_list":["post-6757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming","category-news","tag-cebu","tag-illegal-activities","tag-investigation","tag-nbi","tag-norman-tansingco","tag-online-gaming","tag-paocc","tag-philippines","tag-pogo","tag-winston-casio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Philippine Government Cracks Down on Illegal Online Gambling in Cebu - SBC EURASIA EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2024\/09\/05\/philippine-government-cracks-down-on-illegal-online-gambling-in-cebu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Philippine Government Cracks Down on Illegal Online Gambling in Cebu - SBC EURASIA EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Philippine authorities have launched a major operation in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu to investigate suspected illegal online gaming activities, resulting in the arrest of 162 foreign nationals, mostly from China and Indonesia. 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