PAGCOR says 'memo' ordering LGUs to shut down POGOs by August is fake | ABS-CBN
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PAGCOR says 'memo' ordering LGUs to shut down POGOs by August is fake
PAGCOR says 'memo' ordering LGUs to shut down POGOs by August is fake
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Published Jul 27, 2024 12:47 PM PHT
Phil-Asian Gaming Expo features offshore games targetting bettors outside the Philippines. Games can be played on desktop or mobile devices. Photos taken at the SMX Convention Center. July 12, 2019. Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Phil-Asian Gaming Expo features offshore games targetting bettors outside the Philippines. Games can be played on desktop or mobile devices. Photos taken at the SMX Convention Center. July 12, 2019. Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Friday denied it issued a memorandum supposedly ordering local government units (LGUs) to immediately shut down Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) by the first week of August.
MANILA — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Friday denied it issued a memorandum supposedly ordering local government units (LGUs) to immediately shut down Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) by the first week of August.
"Please be informed that this office DID NOT issue said memorandum. Rest assured that Offshore Gaming Licensing Department will keep you posted on developments. Please rely on information received through our official email addresses and personnel only," Pagcor's Jessa Fernandez said.
"Please be informed that this office DID NOT issue said memorandum. Rest assured that Offshore Gaming Licensing Department will keep you posted on developments. Please rely on information received through our official email addresses and personnel only," Pagcor's Jessa Fernandez said.
Pagcor said the said memo was fake. Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News
Pagcor said the said memo was fake. Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN NewsThe fake memo said LGUs are "required to end these activities within the first week of August 2024."
The fake memo said LGUs are "required to end these activities within the first week of August 2024."
During his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the ban of POGOs, now called Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs), and instructed Pagcor to "wind down and cease [POGO operations] by the end of the year.”
During his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the ban of POGOs, now called Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs), and instructed Pagcor to "wind down and cease [POGO operations] by the end of the year.”
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Pagcor has vowed to comply with Marcos' timeline.
Pagcor has vowed to comply with Marcos' timeline.
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