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PAGCOR orders gambling advertisers to remove public ads by 15 August

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PAGCOR has ordered gambling licensees, suppliers and venue operators in the Philippines to remove gambling advertisements from public spaces by 15 August. The order covers billboards and ads on public transport; the regulator said it may issue permits for institutional and responsible-gaming campaigns. Advertisers must submit inventories of existing billboard and wallscape ads by 16 July.

Operators and suppliers must remove covered public advertising by the deadline and provide PAGCOR with details of existing ads.

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PAGCOR exclusion list reaches 40,000, Tengco says

PAGCOR has expanded its gambling exclusion programme to about 40,000 people in six months, up from roughly 1,700 before Alejandro Tengco became chairman and CEO. Tengco gave the figures at the launch of Kaban Hotel and Casino in Boracay on 11 October. Approved applicants face a ban of at least one year.

PAGCOR has expanded its gambling exclusion programme to about 40,000 people over six months, up from roughly 1,700 before Alejandro Tengco became chairman and CEO, the regulator's chief said. Tengco gave the figures at the launch of Kaban Hotel and Casino in Boracay on 11 October, according to a report of his remarks.

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